Death Toll In Lake Victoria Boat Accident Reaches 29, Rescuers Perish
The death toll from the Ugandan cruise boat accident has risen to 29
The accident involved a boat which was occupied by revelers, in Mpatta Sub-county in Mukono District, Uganda.
Police said on Saturday at least 10 people had died in the accident. There are also reports some rescuers died.
“The boat was overloaded and secondly there was bad weather,” Patrick Onyango told Reuters, adding the boat was carrying 84 people, most of them revelers.
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“Our rescue team is still on the ground trying to rescue whoever we can find.”
Earlier on, Uganda police spokesman Emilian Kayima said that they had rescued 40 people.
This comes barely two months after a similar incident in Tanzania which left over 200 people dead.
In September, Tanzania’s MV Nyerere ferry capsized in Lake Victoria leaving at least 224 people dead.
