LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have died and 27 others remain missing after a ferry capsized on a vast African lake home to large numbers of crocodiles and hippos. The disaster happened on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, August 11, with 77 people confirmed to have been rescued after the vessel overturned….
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 30 persons are feared to have lost their lives after a canoe conveying farmers and other residents capsized on Sunday in Malamawar Yandutse community, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The victims, comprising men, women and children, were reportedly returning home from their farms after a day’s agricultural…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A migrant boat capsized early Friday off the coast of Libya, leaving at least 15 Egyptians dead, according to Libyan officials. The boat was bound for Europe and was carrying dozens when it capsized around 2 a.m. near the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk, according to Marwan al-Shaeri, the media spokesperson of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali’s authorities have confirmed. The “makeshift boat” was carrying about 80 people, but only 11 people survived, said a statement from the Ministry of Malians Abroad. At least nine of the…
