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Boat capsizes on Uganda's Lake Albert, killing 26

Poor safety and changing weather have led to a series of accidents on Lake Albert over years.

At least 26 people died when their boat sank on Lake Albert, which marks the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan officials have said.

The boat was carrying passengers between two Ugandan locations in the lake’s north-east on Wednesday when it “hit a strong wind” and went under water, local official Ashraf Oromo said on Friday.

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