At least 21 confirmed dead in Gabon ferry accident


  • World
  • Wednesday, 15 Mar 2023

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Search teams in Gabon have recovered the dead bodies of 15 passengers of a ferry that sank off the West African country's coast last week, bringing the provisional death toll up to 21, the coordinator of rescue operations said on Tuesday.

The Esther Miracle ferry was carrying 161 passengers from Libreville to Port-Gentil when it sank close to the coastal village of Nyonie on March 9.

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