Around 100 people have died after a boat capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast, authorities say.
The people aboard the boat were fleeing a cholera outbreak and were travelling from Lunga to Mozambique Island, off the coast of Nampula, local media reported.
The fishing boat could accommodate a maximum of 100 people, however there were around 130 people on board, a representative of the island administration told the STV television station.
“As the boat was overcrowded and unsuited to carry passengers, it ended up sinking … There are 91 people who lost their lives,” said Nampula’s secretary of state Jaime Neto.
The AIM news agency, citing a representative of the maritime authority, reported that the ship was probably wrecked when it was hit by high waves.
