Over 100 dead after Tanzania ferry sinks on Lake Victoria
21/9/2018 18:33
The death toll rose above 100 on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank on Lake Victoria.
John Mongella, commissioner for the Mwanza region, says the toll is likely to rise further as search and rescue operations continue after Thursday afternoon's disaster.
President John Magufuli urged the country to remain calm.
At least 37 people were rescued from the sunken ferry as of Thursday evening, when rescue teams called off their mission overnight.
It is not clear how many people were on board. Such ferries often carry hundreds of people and are overcrowded.
Mwanza police commander Jonathan Shanna says, no foreigners have been found among the dead.
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