Mozambique ferry accident leaves more than 90 people dead

A makeshift ferry sank off Mozambique’s northern coast killing 94 people, including children, local media reported Monday.
Silverio Nauaito, the administrator of the Island of Mozambique, told state-run Radio Mozambique that the ferry sank Sunday afternoon and that the initial death toll of 91 rose to 94 after they recovered three more bodies early Monday.
He said that there were 130 people on the ferry and “94 have lost their lives and about 11 people have been hospitalized.”
“There are … around three other people rescued, but it is not easy to say with precision how many remain missing,” Nauaito told the radio station. He added that officials were heading Monday to the accident site to get more precise information.
The boat – operating between Lunga in the Nampula province and the Island of Mozambique – was overcrowded and many of those who drowned were children. It capsized en route.