<span style="color: #222222;">At least 22 Sudanese children drowned today when their boat sank in the Nile while they were on their way to school.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The SUNA news agency said, a woman also died when the vessel went down around 750 kilometres north of the capital Khartoum with more than 40 children on board. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The agency said, the accident was caused by engine failure halfway across because of a strong current. Villagers in the region rely on wooden boats to cross the Nile.</span><br />''