Mozambique makeshift ferry disaster kills 97
3 years agoThis video grab obtained by AFPTV from TVM on April 8, 2024 shows the boat, that sunk off the north coast of Mozambique killing 96 people, on the Island of Mozambique. - A makeshift ferry boat has v, including children, authorities said on April 8, 2024, raising an earlier death toll. The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble late on April 7, 2024 as it was trying to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said. Most of those on board were trying to escape the mainland because of a panic caused by disinformation about cholera, according to Nampula's secretary of state Jaime Neto. (Photo by TVM / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TVM " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TVM " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /
Rescuers searched off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ferry boat carrying people fleeing a cholera outbreak capsized, killing at least 97.