Dozens Die in Tanzania Ferry Sinking

At least 44 people have drowned after a passenger ferry capsized Thursday afternoon on Lake Victoria in Tanzania.  Officials said they expected the death toll to rise when the search begins again Friday at daybreak.  Regional commissioner John Mongella said 37 people had been rescued but that some were in "a very bad condition." He would not speculate on how many people were on the ferry, but it is not uncommon for ferries that ply the region's vast...

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