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| Kenya boat capsize near Lamu 'kills many' | Kenya boat capsize near Lamu 'kills many' |
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| A passenger boat has capsized off the Kenyan coast, killing at least six people and leaving more than two dozen missing, officials say. | |
| The authorities are looking for survivors, but a high tide is hampering rescue efforts. Some 70 passengers are believed to have been on board. | The authorities are looking for survivors, but a high tide is hampering rescue efforts. Some 70 passengers are believed to have been on board. |
| The boat capsized on Sunday night as it sailed from the resort of Lamu close to the Somali border to the mainland. | The boat capsized on Sunday night as it sailed from the resort of Lamu close to the Somali border to the mainland. |
| Some 25 people have been rescued and 23 have swum to shore, the Red Cross says. | Some 25 people have been rescued and 23 have swum to shore, the Red Cross says. |
| Fifteen people pulled from the water were admitted to hospital, it says. | Fifteen people pulled from the water were admitted to hospital, it says. |
| "We are continuing the search for survivors, and have taken 12 people to hospital where they are recovering after their boat was capsized by high waves in the dark on Sunday evening," said regional police chief Aggrey Adoli. | "We are continuing the search for survivors, and have taken 12 people to hospital where they are recovering after their boat was capsized by high waves in the dark on Sunday evening," said regional police chief Aggrey Adoli. |
| "We hope that some managed to swim to shore, and they managed to reach the bus on their own, but there is no official lists of passengers on this type of boat, so we continue our search." | "We hope that some managed to swim to shore, and they managed to reach the bus on their own, but there is no official lists of passengers on this type of boat, so we continue our search." |
| However, Lamu West deputy police chief Joseph Sigei told the BBC's Network Africa programme that there was little hope of finding any more survivors. | However, Lamu West deputy police chief Joseph Sigei told the BBC's Network Africa programme that there was little hope of finding any more survivors. |
| He said the accident occurred when the boat's pilot tried to avoid colliding with another vessel. | He said the accident occurred when the boat's pilot tried to avoid colliding with another vessel. |
| He said the boat was going to Mokowe, ferrying passengers to get a bus to Mombasa. | He said the boat was going to Mokowe, ferrying passengers to get a bus to Mombasa. |