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At the very least 96 folks had been killed and greater than a dozen lacking after a packed boat sank off the coast of Mozambique on Sunday, native authorities stated.
Jaime Neto, state secretary of Nampula province, the place the accident occurred, stated on nationwide tv on Monday that the ship was carrying about 130 folks, nicely over its capability.
Mr Neto stated the boat was heading from the city of Lunga to the island of Mozambique. Some folks had been touring to the island to attend a good, he stated, whereas others had been fleeing the mainland out of concern of being affected by the cholera outbreak.
The southern African nation has recorded almost 15,000 instances of cholera, a waterborne illness, and 32 deaths since October, in line with authorities figures. Nampula province has been one of many worst affected areas.
Mr Neto stated no less than three of the our bodies recovered by authorities had been youngsters. He stated 11 folks have been rescued and youngsters are amongst these nonetheless lacking.
Armando Tiven contributed reporting.