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Lake Victoria boat capsized: At least two dead and many missing after vessel carrying 200 people collided with fishing boat Lake Victoria boat capsized: Two dead after passenger boat collides with fishing boat
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Two people are believed dead and many more missing after a boat carrying 200 passengers capsized on Lake Victoria in Kenya. Two children have died after a boat carrying 23 passengers capsized on Lake Victoria in Kenya.
The boat is understood to have been travelling from Remba Island to Kiwa Island when it collided with a fishing boat in the early hours of Wednesday morning at around 2:00 am. The boat had been been travelling from Remba Island to Kiwa Island when it collided with a fishing boat in the early hours of Wednesday morning at around 2:00 am.
The region’s police chief Willy Lugusa said the bodies of two children have been recovered.The region’s police chief Willy Lugusa said the bodies of two children have been recovered.
Local media have reported that as many as 30 are feared dead from the incident, with local television network Citizen TV Kenya claiming three bodies have been recovered, the International Business Times reported. Initial reports from the area stated the passenger boat had been carrying 200 people with local media claiming as many as 30 people were feared dead, but police have since confirmed the boat had 23 people on board, 21 of whom have now been rescued, Lugusa said.
Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation quoted local fishermen as saying nine people had died, however. There were four people on the fishing boat, with no reports of casualties.
Additional reporting by APAdditional reporting by AP