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Tanzania mourns victims of MV Nyerere ferry tragedy as toll hits 86

Tanzania's MV Nyerere ferry that capsized on Thursday afternoon. 

The death toll in Tanzania’s ferry disaster has hit 86 as friends, families and relatives of the victims who have perished following the Thursday accident mourn.

Tanzania privately-owned press on its website, on Friday cited figures from John Mongella, the regional commissioner for Mwanza, where the MV Nyerere capsized on Thursday afternoon.

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