136 killed as ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria

NAIROBI - At least 136 people have died and scores more are feared missing after a ferry capsized in Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, with the desperate search for survivors resumed in Tanzania on Friday.

The country's Electrical, Mechanical and Services Agency said it is unknown exactly how many passengers were aboard the MV Nyerere when it sank on Thursday near Ukara Island, in the southeast of the vast lake, which also extends into Uganda and Kenya.

The ageing ferry, whose hull and propellers were all that remained visible after it overturned, was also carrying cargo, including sacks of maize, bananas and cement, when it capsized around 50 meters from Ukara dock.