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Lake Victoria: Kenya boat capsizes 'after collision' Lake Victoria: Kenya boat capsizes after collision
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A boat has capsized in Lake Victoria in western Kenya, with lives feared lost in the accident. Two children died when a passenger boat capsized after colliding with a fishing vessel in Lake Victoria in western Kenya.
More than 200 people were on board when the accident took place after a collision with another boat, reports say. A local official said fishermen responding to distress calls rescued 21 of the 23 people on board the passenger boat and recovered the children's bodies.
Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation quoted fishermen as putting the death toll at nine. Police say two children died. There were no casualties on the fishing vessel, which also capsized.
In a tweet, the Kenyan Red Cross said it was sending a response team to the site. The accident happened at about 02:00 on Wednesday morning (Tuesday 23:00 GMT).
Fishing boats are often to be found on Lake Victoria in the small hours because the waters are calm at that time, Kenyan media say.
Earlier reports had suggested the passenger boat was carrying 200 people.
But a local government official downgraded that figure to 23, and this was confirmed by a boat owner who responded to the distress calls.
Both boats have now been recovered from the lake.
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