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Uganda ferry disaster: 40 feared dead

About 40 people were feared dead on Tuesday after a ferry sank on stormy Lake Albert near Uganda's border with Congo, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

A boat crammed with about 80 passengers and piles of goods capsized on Monday just south of Panyimur landing site, about 280km northwest of Kampala, said regional police commander Grace Turyagumanawe.

Rescuers plucked 37 survivors from the water, said Simon Peter Okoshi, deputy commander of the police marine unit. He said 19 bodies had been recovered by Tuesday afternoon.

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