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Four fishermen drown in Indian Ocean, 12 survive storm

Locals of Gazi in Kwale County carry one of the three retrieved bodies of Tanzanian fishermen who drowned. (PHOTO: TOBIAS CHANJI/ COURTESY)

Mombasa, Kenya: Four fishermen from Tanzania died after drowning during a fishing expedition in Kenyan ocean waters at Gazi Bay area in Kwale County on Monday night.

Twelve other fishermen survived after swimming for several kilometres to the shore.

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