9 dead, 21 missing after boat capsizes on lake in Uganda

9 dead, 21 missing after boat capsizes on lake in Uganda
Rescuers are seen on a fishing boat on Lake Albert, on December 26, 2016 in Buliisa. (AFP)
Updated 26 December 2016
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9 dead, 21 missing after boat capsizes on lake in Uganda

9 dead, 21 missing after boat capsizes on lake in Uganda

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Ugandan authorities say at least nine people have drowned and 21 are missing after a boat capsized on Lake Albert on Christmas day.
Police say 15 people survived.
District Police Commander John Rutangira says 45 football fans had crowded into the fishing boat.
Rutangira says nine bodies have been found so far.