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Sinking of the MV Nyerere

2018 CE · Tanzania, Africa · Disaster

Sinking of the MV Nyerere
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MV Nyerere was a Tanzanian ferry that capsized on 20 September 2018 while travelling between the islands of Ukerewe and Ukara on Lake Victoria. The Tanzanian government have declared that 228 people died as a result of the capsizing while 41 could be rescued.

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