Eight missing after boat capsizes in Rufiji river

Eight missing after boat capsizes in Rufiji river
Daily News
AT least 8 out of 16 people are missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized in Rufiji River in Utete area in Rufiji District, Coast Region, on Sunday evening. Coast Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Ulrich Matei, said that the boat, whose captain ...

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10 years ago

BBC

Boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

A boat said to have been carrying more than 200 people capsizes on Lake Victoria, with reports saying lives have been lost.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Many dead after Libyan boat capsizes

At least 36 migrants drowned when their boat sank off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, officials say, following the recovery of more bodies.

 

10 years ago

BBC

'Major' emergency as boat capsizes

A major rescue operation is under way after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard has told the BBC.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Migrant boat capsizes off Libya

Hundreds of migrants attempting to reach Europe are feared to have drowned after the boat they were on capsized off the coast of Libya.

 

11 years ago

GlobalPost

12 Oct

Five feared dead after boat capsizes in Tanzania lake

GlobalPost
Five feared dead after boat capsizes in Tanzania lake
GlobalPost
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were feared drowned on Saturday after a boat carrying more than 70 passengers capsized in Lake Tanganyika, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, Tanzania police said on Sunday.
Tanzania: Three drown after two boats capsizeStarAfrica.com

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11 years ago

Coastweek

14 Oct

Five feared dead as boat carrying 70 capsizes in Lake Tanganyika

Five feared dead as boat carrying 70 capsizes in Lake Tanganyika
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- At least five people are feared drowned after a boat carrying more than 70 passengers capsized in Lake Tanganyika, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, Tanzania police said on Sunday. "Among the rescued ...
Death toll in Kigoma boat tragedy rises to 10Daily News

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11 years ago

11 Feb

Rufiji River crocodile eats woman

Rufiji River crocodile eats woman -- Police
Daily News
A WOMAN was killed by a crocodile while drawing water in Rufiji River in Utete District, Coast Region, on Thursday last week, police have said. Coast Regional Police Commander (RPC), Ulrich Matei, said that the woman, who was identified as Mwajabu ...

 

11 years ago

The Star

09 May

4 Tanzanians missing in boat mishap

4 Tanzanians missing in boat mishap
The Star
Four Tanzanian sailors are feared dead after their commercial vessel ferrying sugar and cooking oil from Nungwi in Unguja to Zanzibar capsised on Sunday evening. The four were in a team of six sailors carrying the goods to Kigombe when strong winds hit ...
Four Kenyan sailors feared dead in sea tragedyThe Standard Digital News

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11 years ago

Daily News

29 Apr

Two people drown as canoe capsizes in Kyela

Two people drown as canoe capsizes in Kyela
Daily News
TWO people, including a Form One student at Mwigo Secondary School in Kyela, are feared to have drowned in Kiwira River, thus making the number of people who died due to floods to seven. The victims are reported to have been using a canoe to cross ...

 

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