Death toll hits 126 in Tanzania ferry disaster

Rescue workers soon after the Tanzanian vessel capsized in Lake Victoria on September 20, 2018. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN | NMG

The death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster has hit 126, a senior government official said Friday.

Isaack Kamwelwe, Minister for Transport, Communication and Works, said 31 bodies of those recovered from Lake Victoria have been identified and families have collected them.