Skip to main content

TWO FEARED DEAD IN BOAT ACCIDENT ON LAKE ALBERT

TWO FEARED DEAD IN BOAT ACCIDENT ON LAKE ALBERT

06 Jan, 2022

 

By Our Reporter

HOIMA: Two people are feared to have died on Lake Albert after their boat capsized, the incident happened on Tuesday night at Kibiro landing site in Kigorobya County Hoima district.

Godfrey Abigaba the chairperson Kibiro landing has identified the deceased as Godfrey Kandole and one Richard both attached to Kibiro landing site. Abigaba told UG Reports that cause of incident is suspected to have been strong waves on the lake.

“Two died on spot and other two were rescued by the residents after their boat capsized due to strong wind”. Abigaba said.

The area chairperson adds that residents and the Uganda People’s Defense Forces have commenced the search of the dead bodies, and by Tuesday they had not recovered any due to the continued strong winds.         

“We are already at the site trying to search for the dead bodies, but nothing has been recovered yet because we are still challenged by the strong winds on Lake Albert waters”. Abigaba adds.

In 2020, at least 26 people died when their boat sank on Lake Albert when ferrying them to Democratic Republic of Congo. The boat was ferrying over 50 people , 26 bodies were recovered, 21 people were rescued, and 33 died on spot.

Last year, 12 people were rescued after their boat capsized on Lake Albert as they were sailing from Kyehoro landing site in Kikuuba district to Panyimur fish market in Pakwach district. The boat was carrying over 328 bags of silverfish and other items

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SAD: Man dies in bush having sex with married woman

SAD: Man dies in bush having sex with married woman By   Our Reporter January 13, 2022 11:25 NEWS- Residents of Makina village in Masaba sub-county Busia district woke up in shock after a man identified as Steven Ouma Atiki died while having sex with a married woman in bush. According to the sources, Ouma died yesterday Wednesday in ambush at Diraho village in Buyuha trading center in Masaba sub-county near the telecom Mast where he was having sex with a married woman and resident of Bunyadeti village in Buhehe sub-county. The deceased’s brother, Patrick Bwire, says that he received a phone call from his friends informing him about his brother’s demise.  Bwire narrates that he rushed to the scene only to find the woman standing next to the half-naked and lifeless body of his sibling. He continued that he had severally warned the deceased to stop seeing the married woman in vain. According to the police, the deceased was half-naked with his clothes hanging on a tree in the...
Post a Comment
Read more

Parents block Kasokero P/S HM from accessing school premises over drunkenness

  Parents block Kasokero P/S HM from accessing school premises over drunkenness 10th Jan,2022 Kagadi As schools reopened today across the country, Parents of Kasokero government aided Primary school in Kyenzige town council Kagadi district blocked the school head teacher from accessing the school premises accusing him of incompetence. Parents accuse Peace Tumwine of being a drunkard thus neglecting school duties. The situation was brought to calm by the Kagadi District Education Officer who asked parents to put their concern into writing demanding for transfer of the head teacher. Meanwhile Abiibu Mugisa the mayor Kyenzige town council asked residents to remain calm and use rightful procedures to have their problems addressed.   Star source tv updates
Post a Comment
Read more

REVEALED: Army Exposes Evil Plan by Uganda’s Enemies to Kill Congolese Nationals and Blame UPDF

President Museveni in army uniform The UPDF and the Congolese national army, FARDC, have claimed that there are “sinister plans to discredit Operation Shujaa,’ an offensive against Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Central African branch of Islamic State (IS) blamed for last year’s bomb attacks in Uganda. In a joint statement by UPDF and Defence Ministry Spokesperson Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso and her counterpart Leon-Richard Cibangu Kasonga of FARDC on January 10, both Kampala and Kinshansa agree that there could be plans by some groups to harm the public and blame such acts on the Ugandan army. “The FADRC and the UPDF wish to alert the public that they have critical information about the existence, in the region in which they lead military operations, of an armed group harbouring sinister clandestine plans deliberately intended to sabotage the joint military action against the ADF active in the East of DRC and discredit operation SHUJAA,” said Byekwaso and Kasonga in a jo...
Post a Comment
Read more