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Death toll from Tanzania ferry accident rises to 223
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 23: The death toll of a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria on Thursday has reached 223 as search and rescue operations were to be halted later in the day. A total of 223 bodies have been recovered between Thursday and Sunday morning, Isack Kamwelwe, minister for Works, Transport and Communications, told Xinhua over phone. "We are still searching for more bodies before we halt the recovery operations later today," said Kamwelwe, adding that the operations will be halted after the ferry was pulled out of the waters from one of Africa's great lakes. — Xinhua
News in Brief (24-09-2018)
FE Team | Published: September 23, 2018 21:53:21
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