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At least 25 killed after traffickers capsize boat off Comoros
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

The boat was deliberately capsized by traffickers off Comoros Islands, between Anjouan and Mayotte.

At least 64 people feared dead in Nigeria boat accident
Reuters  |  Sep 15, 2024

A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the river to reach their farmlands close to Gummi town on Saturday morni...

19 people reported dead in Ethiopia boat accident
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 29, 2024

AMC reported that only two bodies have been recovered so far. The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.

At least 89 bodies found after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
Reuters  |  Jul 06, 2024

Yali Fall, president of the fishing association in the southwestern town of Ndiago, said on Friday the death toll stood at 105 and that locals had bee...

Over 80 killed in boat accident in western Congo
Reuters  |  Jun 12, 2024

The incident was caused by night sailing, Rita Bola Dula, Mai-Ndombe province governor, told Reuters, adding that the investigations continued.

Fears over learners' safety ahead of schools reopening as River Tana breaches banks
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 12, 2024

Tana River County Commissioner David Koskei however notes that children from schools affected by the floods will be hosted by neighbouring schools, wh...

Fear grips locals as River Tana waters spill into homes in Galole
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 06, 2024

Gitonga's house is almost entirely submerged in water, forcing him to move his family to a tent as he contemplates where next to move.

Govt restores boat transport after Tana River tragedy, with strict conditions
Abdimalik Hajir  |  May 01, 2024

To prevent cases of overloading, the vessels will carry a maximum of 10 people with luggage and 15 without. 

Three more bodies found after Tana River boat accident
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Apr 30, 2024

This raises the total number of bodies recovered, since the accident in Mororo two days ago, to seven.

Tana River, Isiolo leaders urge immediate action over flood crisis
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 30, 2024

Senator Danson Mungatana, Women Representative Amina Dika and Bura MP Yakub Adow, reiterated the need for immediate action from both the national and...

Tana River boat tragedy: Families accuse state of negligence in retrieval of bodies
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2024

Official says the bodies of four out of six people registered as missing have been found, while 13 are unaccounted for.

Govt suspends operations of private speed boats
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2024

Two bodies were retrieved on Monday morning, as search and rescue operations continue.

KMA issues stern warning to boat operators after Lake Baringo accident
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 24, 2024

The boat was carrying 23 individuals at the time of the accident.

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