Burials begin for victims of Tanzania ferry disaster that left 224 dead - News Summed Up

Burials begin for victims of Tanzania ferry disaster that left 224 dead


Relatives wept in grief on Sunday at the mass burial in Tanzania of many of the 224 people who drowned when a ferry in capsized on Lake Victoria. People carrying their goods from a busy market day prepared to disembark, unbalancing the ferry which turned over. 'We need to console them'Identifications have been made for 172 people who died in the boat tragedy, Tanzania's Minister of Works, Transport and Communication Isack Kamwelwe said. Tanzanian security agents prepare to bury the coffins containing the bodies of passengers retrieved after the MV Nyerere ferry overturned. "This is a great disaster for our nation," Magufuli told the nation in a televised address, announcing four days of national mourning.


Source: CBC News September 23, 2018 20:03 UTC



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