Mozambique ferry disaster: 'I survived - but lost 17 of my family' - BBC News

Muaziza Ambaraje is one of the few people to escape alive after a boat sank off the coast of Mozambique.

15 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Essimela Ibrahim/BBCImage caption, Muaziza Ambaraje says overcrowding caused the tragedyBy Essimela Ibrahim & Jose TembeBBC News, Mozambique Island & Maputo"I don't know how I managed to escape - I can't swim," says Muaziza Ambaraje.

She was on board as Mozambique's worst sea disaster in recent memory unfolded on Monday.

The 47-year-old is a regular on the makeshift ferry between Lungá, where she was born, and Mozambique Island where she lives.

"No wave took us by surprise, we didn't hit any rocks, and the wood didn't come loose," she recalls.

"Water got into the boat because it was overcrowded - lots of people panicked and started to jump into the sea."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68772849

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