Lake Victoria Accident: At Least 30 Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Remba Island, Kenya

• In this photo, dated March 9, 2009, fishing boats move past the wreckage of an Ilyushin I-76 cargo aircraft that crashed into Lake Victoria shortly after taking off from Entebbe International Airport, 26 miles south of Uganda's capital Kampala

At least 30 people are feared dead after a boat carrying 200 passengers capsized in Lake Victoria near Remba Island, Kenya, according to Citizen TV Kenya, a local television network. The accident reportedly occurred early Wednesday.
Three bodies, of which two are children, have been recovered so far, local media reported. However, local fishermen at Nyandiwa Beach said that nine people were killed, Daily Nation newspaper reported. The cause of the accident is not clear, however, some local media reports said two boats collided resulting in the accident.

Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and its waters spread across Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. About 5,000 fishermen die each year due to storms on Lake Victoria, according to a report last month in New Vision, a Ugandan daily, citing a survey by Makerere University School of Public Health in Kampala, Uganda.

• Boats are often overcrowded

Source: IB Times