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At least 10 dead in Uganda boat capsizal: police
KAMPALA, Nov 25, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – At least 10 people drowned and 40 were
rescued, Uganda police said, after a boat capsized in Lake Victoria late
Saturday.
There was no immediate information on the number of passengers aboard the
vessel, nor the reason why it sunk.
“Our marine unit teams have rescued over 40 people alive. Ten confirmed
dead. The rescue mission is still on to find others,” said Uganda police
spokesman Emilian Kayima.
In September an overloaded ferry overturned in Lake Victoria, off the
Tanzania coast, killing over 200 people.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0826 hrs