17 drown in Zambia boat tragedy
21/01/2008 18:40  - (SA)  

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Lusaka - Seventeen people have drowned in central Zambia after their boat capsized as they were being ferried across a lake to a funeral, says an official.

The victims of Friday's accident on Lake Lusibashi included 13 females and one male from the same family who were on their way to attend the funeral close near the town of Serenje in Zambia's Central province.

"It's confirmed that 17 people drowned on Friday when their canoe capsized," Ackimson Banda, a government minister with responsibility for the central region, said.

The minister said all the bodies were recovered from the water over the weekend and immediately buried in nearby villages.

- AFP

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