Audio By Carbonatix
A canoe carrying an estimated 35 to 40 passengers capsized on a river in Uganda's west near Lake Albert, police said on Wednesday.
Police said in a statement on X that one survivor had been identified , and the exact number of missing people was yet to be confirmed due to the lack of a passenger manifest.
The accident happened late on Tuesday on the River Nguse.
Police personnel have been "conducting search and rescue operations, while an inquiry into the cause of the accident is ongoing. Possible factors include overloading, night travel, and the condition of the vessel," the statement said.
Accidents on Ugandan waterways are common, with transport operators often using old, poorly maintained vessels.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
That era is over – Ghana vows accountability for every citizen killed abroad
4 minutes -
Brent oil rises 7% on report US considering military options to break Iran deadlock
24 minutes -
Minority cries ‘political persecution’ over arrest of Maxwell Kofi Jumah
30 minutes -
Court premises declared crime scene as Judicial Service relocates Sunyani Circuit, Magistrate Courts
31 minutes -
Ghana’s currency volatility linked to extractive sector leakages – Joe Jackson
34 minutes -
Body of drowned 20-year-old water tanker attendant retrieved from quarry pit at Mpobi
37 minutes -
GNAT kicks against 7,000 teacher recruitment, demands increase
40 minutes -
Oti MDCEs sign 24-hour economy contracts
44 minutes -
GNFS pushes for prosecutorial powers amid rising attacks on firefighters
48 minutes -
Court grants substituted service in defamation suit against Health Minister
51 minutes -
Manso Kaniago miners protest extortion by ‘fake’ security operatives
54 minutes -
Probe launched into alleged maternal death at Kasoa Hospital
57 minutes -
No Ghanaian killed in xenophobic attacks – Envoy debunks viral death claims
59 minutes -
Be assertive about your rights – Women and girls with disabilities urged
1 hour -
Ho Assembly exceeds first-quarter IGF target, records rise in DACF releases
1 hour