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- At least 90 people have died when an overcrowded fishing boat sank in northern Mozambique.
- According to authorities, there were around 130 people on the ship.
- A search for survivors was launched.
The boat, which was actually only intended for fishing, could accommodate a maximum of 100 people, said a representative of the island administration on the STV television station. “The boat sank because it was overloaded and unsuitable for carrying passengers,” said the state secretary for the northern province of Nampula. The AIM news agency reported, citing a representative of the maritime authority, that the ship was probably wrecked when it was hit by high waves.
Fear of cholera outbreak
According to media reports, the passengers are said to have fled by ship from a cholera epidemic in the Lunga region to an island in the north of Nampula province. According to government figures, almost 15,000 cases of cholera and 32 deaths have been recorded in Mozambique, which is one of the poorest countries in the world. Nampula is the hardest-hit region, accounting for a third of all cases.
Cholera is transmitted, among other things, through contaminated drinking water and can quickly lead to death if left untreated. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease has been on the rise again since 2021.
SRF 4 News, April 8, 2024, 7:00 a.m.; agencies/zero;widb
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