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Author: PETI SIYAME in Sumbawanga<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> FOUR people, including two young mothers and their minors carried on their mothers\u2019 backs, have drowned in flooded Momba River, while two other children escaped death by a whisker after the canoe they were travelling in capsized.<\/p>\n

The canoe had seven people on board, six of them from two different families, were travelling from Mkolwe Village in Songwe Region to Tululu Village in Rukwa Region.<\/p>\n

Momba River is the border separating Rukwa and Songwe regions. Sumbawanga District Commissioner (DC), Dr Halfany Haule, told \u2018africa-press\u2019 that the incident occurred at Tululu Village in Kaoze Ward in Lake Rukwa Basin in Sumbawanga District.<\/p>\n

Dr Haule confirmed that two mothers and their children drowned after the canoe they were travelling in capsized in Momba River.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, two people escaped death by a whisker after they were rescued on time after the canoe capsized and the captain fled from the scene of accident to unknown destination,\u201d explained the DC.<\/p>\n

Tululu Village Executive Officer (VEO) Christian Hondo named those who had drowned as Ms Leokadia Simwanza (25) and her threeyear- old daughter, while his brother-in-law Steve Mhando (19) escaped death after he was rescued.<\/p>\n

The three people are from the same family and from Tululu Village in Kaoze Ward in Lake Rukwa Basin in Sumbawanga District.<\/p>\n

Other persons who drowned are Ms Dura Simbuya (23) and her threemonth- old son Ima Paschal, while her six-year-old son Aron Paschal was rescued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two mothers had their children on their backs… All bodies are yet to be seen,\u201d explained Mr Hondo.<\/p>\n

He further explained that the captain of the canoe was identified as Mr Frank Msandiko who is still at large for fear of being arrested.<\/p>\n

According to VEO, the canoe capsized close to the bank of the river at Tululu Village after it was hit by strong currents of flooded Momba River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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