Overview

• At least 98 people, including children, have died in a ferry disaster off Mozambique's northern coast, with the death toll expected to rise.
• The ferry, an overloaded and unlicensed fishing boat carrying about 130 passengers, capsized while fleeing a cholera outbreak.
• Rescue operations continue, with difficulties due to adverse sea conditions; five survivors have been found so far.
• Misinformation about a cholera outbreak, which has seen over 15,000 cases in Mozambique, prompted the ill-fated escape.
• Nampula province, the worst affected by cholera, also faces challenges from a wave of jihadist attacks.