Scores Drowned In Zanzibar Ferry Sinking

Nearly 200 people have died after a ferry travelling from Zanzibar to Pemba island off the East African country of Tanzania capsized overnight, police said. A government spokesman said 620 survivors had been rescued. Three days of mourning have been declared.

The boat, overloaded with cargo and carrying more passengers than registered for the trip, hit strong winds and waves and capsized in the Indian Ocean, the officials said. The latest casualty report from authorities in Stone Town, Zanzibar's capital and main port, says there are 579 known survivors of the ferry disaster, some of whom are badly injured....READ FULL ARTICLE Zanzibar ferry Disaster: Scores Drownedl