A Saturday evening accident in Lake Victoria, Uganda claimed 10 lives and left others missing.
According to Uganda police, 40 people were rescued from the accident involving a revellers boat which capsized at Mpatta Sub-county in Mukono District, Uganda.
“The Uganda Police Force Marine Unit rescued over 40 people alive in Lake Victoria. Ten died. The rescue mission is still on to find others,” police spokesman Emilian Kayima said.
The cause of the accident is yet to be known.
This comes barely months after the Tanzania’s MV Nyerere boat sunk killing atleast 224 dead.
