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30 people feared dead in L.Albert boat accident

December 23, 2020
Written by URN
Over 30 people are feared dead following a boat accident on Lake Albert. The deceased persons are mostly fishermen from Runga landing site in Hoima district who were heading to Panyimur fish market in Pakwach district.
The fishermen are said to have drowned at around 9 pm on Tuesday when their boat capsized near Songa Lendu landing site in Buliisa district. There were 47 people aboard the boat when it capsized. Ashraf Oromo, the Runga landing site defense secretary says that the passengers were heading to Panyimur market to sell their fish when their overloaded boat capsized.
Oromo says the boat set off successfully from Runga landing site on Tuesday afternoon but they were shocked to receive information that it had capsized. According to Oromo, 12 people have been rescued by fishermen while 8 bodies have been retrieved from the lake by police and fishermen.

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