The death toll from a shipwreck off Madagascar’s northeastern coast has risen to at least 64 after 25 more bodies were discovered, maritime authorities said Wednesday.
A wooden vessel, believed to be a cargo ship carrying passengers
illegally, sank in the Indian Ocean on Monday with 130 people on board.
Five children were among the dead.
Fifty passengers have since been rescued and around 15 remain missing,
as search for survivors continues.
Maritime authorities said initial investigations suggested the vessel’s
engine had a technical problem, leaving the boat vulnerable to tidal
forces and causing it to run aground on a reef.
