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23 dead, dozens missing in Lake Victoria boat tragedy

NBS TV video grab of the search and rescue team during an operation to find some of the victims still trapped under the capsized boat on November 25, 2018. PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR

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By  Daily Monitor

Nation Media Group

At least 23 people have been confirmed dead and dozens others missing after a boat capsized on Lake Victoria on Saturday evening, Uganda police said.

The cruise boat, carrying close to a hundred revellers went down in Mpatta Sub-county in Mukono District, about 30km east of the capital Kampala.

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