Overcrowded ferry sinks off Mozambique's coast, leaving at least 98 dead, media reports say

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique's northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children, local media said Monday.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique's northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children, local media said Monday.

Maritime authorities continued to search for additional survivors, Nauaito told the radio station, adding that “it is not easy to say with precision how many remain missing.” Government officials were heading to the accident site Monday to get more precise information, he said. They wanted to reach the Island of Mozambique and departed “in a stampede” using boats “unsuitable for navigation," the newspaper reported. The boat capsized before it could reach the island.

 

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