By Staff Reporter
The Malawi Police Service(MPS) says as of Saturday, November 12, 2022, 19 out of the 25 people who were in the ill-fated MV Ubale boat that sank in Nkhata Bay have been rescued.
The boat left Chizumulu Island with 25 people and bags of dried usipa on board in the evening of Friday, November 11, 2022.
Upon reaching few kilometres from the mainland near NkhataBay, engines of the boat developed faults and water started flowing into it until it sank.
Meanwhile, the MPS says the Marine Police, some fishermen and other well-wishers are still in the lake working jointly searching for the remaining six people who are still missing.