Ten people died when a boat ferrying people to a funeral in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar capsized, police said on Wednesday, IgbereTV reports.
Another 15 people were rescued after the incident late Tuesday, and rescuers were still searching for others possibly missing.
“Rescue efforts are ongoing until we are satisfied that all people were removed from the water. There was no manifest in the boat and therefore it’s not clear how many people were on board,” local police chief Richard Mchomvu told AFP by phone.
The accident happened after the vessel encountered a mechanical problem as it was transporting people from Chakechake on the island of Pemba to the Kisiwa Panza islet, he said
