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Rescuers have actually recouped 6 even more bodies from a river in southerly Malawi days after a watercraft lugging regarding 37 individuals was capsized by a hippo on Monday.
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Authorities representative Agnes Zalakoma claimed the bodies were recouped Wednesday from the County River in Malawi’s Nsanje area, bringing the casualty to 7.
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Thirteen individuals were earlier saved yet 17 are still unaccounted for and also on Monday, the body of a one-year-old young child was taken out of the river, which Zalakoma claimed was plagued with crocodiles and also hippos.
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Those located dead were aged in between 17 and also 51, she included.
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A legislator for the Nsanje area, Gladys Ganda, claimed the citizens were going across the County River to reach their ranches at the Malawian boundary with Mozambique when the watercraft they were taking a trip in was struck by the hippo.
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Authorities spokesperson Zalakoma earlier informed CNN that mishaps prevail on the river.
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” It is as well harmful since it (the County River) is as well superficial and also in this river, there are crocodiles that a lot of the moment strike individuals as well as additionally hippopotamus that create occurrences like the one we’re taking care of,” she claimed.
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She included that rescuers are proceeding the look for those missing out on.
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The location has actually seen previous terrible watercraft mishaps. In January, a canoe lugging 15 individuals tipped over in the County River after striking a tree trunk, leaving a single person dead and also 6 others missing out on and also been afraid dead, Zalakoma informed CNN.
