Officials in Tanzania say the death toll from a ferry sinking on Lake Victoria has risen to at least 100 people, but with hundreds of passengers thought to have been on board, the toll is expected to rise.
John Mongella, commissioner for the Mwanza region, initially put the number of dead at 86, but Tanzania’s state radio TBC said more than 100 bodies had been found so far.
At least 37 people have been rescued, but reports suggest the MV Nyerere may have been carrying as many as several hundred passengers. It was reportedly traveling between the Tanzanian ports of Ukara and Bugolora Thursday afternoon when it sank.
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