More than 90 dead after ferry accident off Mozambiques coast: officials [Video]

At least 94 people, many of whom are believed to be children, were killed on Sunday after a makeshift ferry sank off Mozambique’s northern coast, according to officials in the area.

The boat was carrying 130 people and was between Lunga and the Island of Mozambique, which is part of the Nampula province off Mozambique’s northern coast, when it capsized, Lourenco Machado, an administrator of the country’s Maritime Transport Institute, said Monday on state television.

Machado also said 26 people are missing following the incident as rescue efforts continue into Monday.

The vessel was an overloaded fishing boat and was not licensed to transport people, Machado said, adding that initial reports indicated the boat was hit by a tidal wave.

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Some people on the boat were traveling to attend a fairwhile others were attempting to flee from Lunga to Mozambique to avoid being contaminated by cholera, which has affected …