Eight bodies have been recovered and many passengers are missing after a boat carrying members of a local soccer club capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda, authorities told CNN.
Fishermen and a marine unit have rescued more
than 30 people from the scene of Sunday's accident, said Ugandan police
spokesman Fred Enanga.
Players and fans were traveling to a match
when the boat capsized during a thunderstorm just a few minutes after it left
the dock in the district of Hoima, in western Uganda.
Rescuers were still searching for people
Monday, according to police. Authorities said the death toll might rise as
passengers were not wearing life jackets.
Fatal boat accidents are not uncommon in
Uganda.
In 2016, at least 30 members of a football
team and their fans who were having a party died after their boat capsized on
Lake Albert, which borders Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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