More than 90 dead in Mozambique ferry disaster as packed vessel sinks, say officials

Most passengers heading for island off Nampula province were trying to escape mainland due to panic over cholera outbreak, official says

More than 90 people including many children died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities have said.

The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble as it tried to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said on Sunday.