KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. The death toll was above 130 but horrified witnesses feared that would rise as a second day of searching neared an end.President John Magufuli announced days of national mourning and urged calm in the East African country with a history of deadly [...]
More Than 130 Dead After Tanzania Ferry Capsizes On Lake Victoria
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