Remba island, Lake Victoria: Many feared dead after 2 boats collide

Many people are feared dead after two boats, a passenger and a fishing boat, collided near Remba Island in Lake Victoria. The accident happened early Wednesday morning at around 2 am.

Lake Victoria’s Remba Island boat accident: According to Nyanza Regional Police Commander Willy Lugusa, by 7 am Wednesday morning, two children bodies had been retrieved from the scene where the two boats collided. Rescue efforts were being conducted by fishermen. It is feared that the death toll may rise because the overloaded passenger boat was carrying more than 200 people.

The passenger boat was travelling from Lake Victria’s Remba island to Kiwa when the accident happened