136 dead in Tanzania ferry disaster, scores missing

At least 136 bodies have been retrieved after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

Scores more are still feared missing as rescuers searched for survivors on the morning after the disaster.

The ferry MV Nyerere capsized on Thursday afternoon just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake’s biggest island, which is part of Tanzania. .

Initial estimates suggested that the ferry was carrying more than 300 people. 37 people have, so far been rescued.