19 killed by crocodiles in five years on Tanzania's southern shores of Lake Victoria


  • World
  • Monday, 04 Mar 2024

MWANZA, Tanzania, March 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 19 people were killed by crocodiles and 20 others lost their limbs in the last five years in Sengerema district in Mwanza region on Tanzania's southern shores of Lake Victoria, an official said Sunday.

Paul Poncian, the Sengerema district wildlife official, said 20 people lost their limbs after they were attacked by the crocodiles between January 2019 and December 2023.

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