At least 64 people have died in a boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar on Monday and a search operation is under way for 24 missing passengers, the maritime agency said on Wednesday. A helicopter flying four officials also crashed on its way to the shipwreck’s site, forcing a minister to swim some 12 hours for survival.
Fifty survivors were found, Madagascar’s Maritime and River Port Agency said.
The vessel, a cargo ship that was not authorized to transport people, was overloaded and water flooded the engine, said Mamy Randrianavony, director of operations at sea at the Maritime and River Port Agency (APMF).
Fifty survivors were found, Madagascar’s Maritime and River Port Agency said.
The vessel, a cargo ship that was not authorized to transport people, was overloaded and water flooded the engine, said Mamy Randrianavony, director of operations at sea at the Maritime and River Port Agency (APMF).
At least 64 people have died in a boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar on Monday and a search operation is under way for 24 missing passengers, the maritime agency said on Wednesday. A helicopter flying four officials also crashed on its way to the shipwreck’s site, forcing a minister to swim some 12 hours for survival.
Fifty survivors were found, Madagascar’s Maritime and River Port Agency said.
The vessel, a cargo ship that was not authorized to transport people, was overloaded and water flooded the engine, said Mamy Randrianavony, director of operations at sea at the Maritime and River Port Agency (APMF).
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