Officials said on Monday that eleven people drowned when the boat they were travelling in capsized in turbulent waters in the Indian Ocean off Kenya.
Joseph Kanyiri, area government administrator, told Reuters that 10 of the dead were members of the same family and were heading to a local airport to catch a flight to Mombasa on Sunday.
The sole survivor was Shekue Kahale, a local politician, who campaigned for election to parliament in last week’s election.
His wife, four children and a sister with three children, were among those who died, Kahale said.
“We suspect the boat capsized due to sea turbulence,” Kanyiri said.
Nine bodies had been recovered by midday on Monday and a search for the remaining bodies was on-going, Kanyiri said. (Reuters/NAN)
Grounded Containership Blocks Antwerp Port
Traffic to and from Antwerp, Europe's second-biggest port, has been halted by the 366-metre CSCL Jupiter containership after it ran aground on the banks of the river Scheldt which connects the port to the North Sea.
A spokeswoman said workers were trying to tow the 14,300 TEU CSCL Jupiter away but could not say when this would be completed.
A spokesperson told Reuters: "We're heading for low tide in the coming hours, that does not make things easier."
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