Ferry with unknown number of passengers capsizes in Lake VictoriaRescuers throng a beach in Lake Victoria where a ferry with unknown number of passengers capsized. Siaya Governor Cornell Rasanga and County Commissioner Joseph Ole Tialal confirmed the accident but could not confirm any casualties, saying details were still scanty. He said officers on the ground have reported that those who were on board were rescued by the rescue boats that were in the Lake. Read Now »Mr Rasanga told The Standard that water bus drifted and sank as it neared docking at Usenge. "There is no clear information on casualties but there are reports that all the passengers may have been rescued," said Rasanga.

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2020 16:18 UTC