The death toll in the tragedy with the ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria in Tanzania earlier in the week has climbed to 196, The Citizen newspaper reported on Saturday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd September, 2018) The death toll in the tragedy with the ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria in Tanzania earlier in the week has climbed to 196, The Citizen newspaper reported on Saturday.
On Thursday, the MV Nyerere overturned near Ukara Island on its way from Bugorora, with rescuers starting their operations that night.
The Citizen noted citing Tanzanian state tv that 60 bodies were retrieved earlier on Saturday.
The number, combined with 136 bodies confirmed to be recovered as of Friday, increases the death toll to a whopping 196, the media outlet concluded.
The ferry capsized some 50 meters (164 feet) from the coast as it was about to dock. According to various estimates, between 200 and 400 people were on board during the tragedy, while the vessel had a capacity of carrying only 100 passengers.
