Police said 17 people are still missing after a hippo capsized a boat carrying 37 people. Photo / AP
Police said 17 people are still missing after a hippo capsized a boat carrying 37 people. Photo / AP
The death toll has risen to seven after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in the southern African nation of Malawi.
Six bodies were recovered floating in the river on Wednesday, police said, following the incident on Monday. A 1-year-old child was confirmed dead onTuesday. The six new bodies recovered included a teenage boy and a teenage girl, police said.
Malawi's Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Mia (left), waits with local MP Gladys Ganda (right), for news from the rescue party on the banks of Shire River. Photo / AP
Police said 17 people are still missing and the search for them continues, although they are also feared dead.
Authorities said the canoe was carrying 37 people in the Nsanje District in southern Malawi.
