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Dozens of People Killed in Ferry Boat Accident in Northern Mali
The ferry sank after attempting to dock at a banned nighttime location, killing 38 of mostly families and farmers, with 23 survivors, local officials reported.
- On Thursday, a ferry trying to land at Diré on the Niger River hit rocks and sank, leaving dozens dead, local officials and relatives said.
- Arriving after nightfall when docking is banned, the boat driver did not wait until morning and tried an alternate landing, hitting rocks under the nighttime docking ban aimed at deterring al-Qaida-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacks.
- Regional resident Alkaidi Touré said Tuesday that 38 were killed and 23 survived, while Diré resident Moussa Ag Almoubarek Traoré lost 21 family members and helped retrieve decomposing bodies.
- The Timbuktu region is in mourning after the sinking, with Touré saying the unusually high toll deeply affected the local population, including many women and children.
- Mali's long fight with jihadi militants, including Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin , frames travel risks as the country of 25 million enforces night docking bans and other security restrictions.
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Dozens of people killed in ferry boat accident in northern Mali
Residents and local officials in northern Mali say a ferry boat trying to land at a Niger River town in the Timbuktu region hit stones and sank in an accident that left dozens of people dead.
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