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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> AT least four fishermen have died after their boat capsized in Lake Victoria, police said yesterday.<\/p>\n

Speaking to this paper yesterday, Mara Regional Police Commander, Daniel Shilla confirmed the incident saying three other fishermen survived after they managed to swim.<\/p>\n

RPC Shilla said the fishermen drowned on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been informed on the deaths of fishermen in Lake Victoria, they all died after their boat was hit by strong storms,\u201d said the police commander.<\/p>\n

Neruma ward councilor, Michael Maungo and the ward executive officer, Shinji Shinji mentioned the deceased as Kenedy Lukundo (25), a resident of Mwiluluma village, Jophuley\u00a0 Mazigo (19) residing at Kisorya village, Zacharia Ruhumbika (17) and Masalu Mafuru (22) all residing at Kenkombyo village in Bunda District.<\/p>\n

Maungo explained that there were seven fishermen in the fishing boat, but three among them cheated death after they managed to swim.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lost four people; we received information on their deaths from the three fishermen who managed to swim to a safer area,\u201d said the Neruma ward councilor.<\/p>\n

Maungo added that soon after they received information on the incident, they organized villagers as well as the ward rescue team which managed to recover all three bodies.<\/p>\n

He said the deceased were buried on April 8th 2021.<\/p>\n

In November last year, three Tanzanian fishermen were killed after their boat capsized in Lake Victoria.<\/p>\n

Richard Abwao, the Simiyu Regional Police Commander, said the drowned fishermen were residents of Busega District.<\/p>\n

Boat accidents are increasingly common on East Africa\u2019s major lakes, including Lake Victoria, which is surrounded by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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