Three people have died in Mpulungu while 12 others are missing after a boat they were in capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the early hours of Tuesday morning. And police in Mpulungu have arrested the owner of the boat to help with investigations over the ferry accident in which 28 people survived. Both Northern Province Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba and Regional Police Commissioner Mary Chikwanda confirmed the development in separate interviews with ZANIS in Kasama today. Ms. Chikwanda said 28 people have so far survived the ferry accident from the ferry which was carrying about 50 people against a capacity of 12. The boat is reported to have been ripped apart into two pieces by heavy current on the Lake Tanganyika resulting in some passengers drowning. The incident happened near Chinsanza fishing camp between Nsumbu and Kapembwa Islands on Lake Tanganyika. Meanwhile, law enforcement officers have intensified their search for missing persons on Lake Tanganyika following the ferry accident.
- RSOE Edis
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