Death toll rises to 68 in Zanzibar ferry accident

July 20, 2012 22:37

The bodies of 68 victims of this week's ferry accident in Zanzibar have been recovered, the acting minister for disaster management Ali Juma Shamuhuna said today.

The real toll from the disaster is likely to be more than twice that as officials have been saying since last morning there is no hope of any of the 77 passengers still reported missing being found alive.

Moreover, while Tanzanian officials said the passenger list indicated 290 people were on board the MV Skagit when it sank on Wednesday, survivors said the vessel was overloaded. Around 145 survivors have been rescued.

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