Uganda Lake Albert boat disaster 'killed 251 refugees'
Friday, March 28, 2014
This is a sharp increase on the initial death toll, partly a result of the vessel carrying many more passengers than the official capacity of 80.
The boat was taking Congolese refugees in Uganda back to their home country.
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