As mourning grips the country following the capsizing of MV Nyerere in Lake Victoria of Mwanza Region on Thursday, President John Magufuli has declared four days of mourning where the national flag will fly half-mastAddressing the nation via the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), President Magufuli said that the accident that occurred between Bugolora and Ukara Island in Lake Victoria had claimed 131 lives and more bodies were still trapped in the capsized boat.
He went on to order an intensive crackdown of all officials responsible for the management of MV Nyerere. The President also revealed that according to information availed to him but were yet to be verified, the captain in charge of the ferry was not onboard when the incident occurred, as the ferry was left in charge of another person.
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