RUMPHI-(MaraviPost)—Sorrow has engulfed the people of Rumphi district in the Northern region, as over 50 people are feared dead after a boat carrying church members en-route from Easter prayers, capsized on Lake Malawi in Rumphi. Blantyre - At least five churchgoers died after an overloaded wooden boat carrying more than 60 passengers back from Easter celebrations capsized on Lake Malawi, police said on Monday. Image copyright AFP Image caption Lake Malawi is one of the biggest lakes in Africa

A 67-year-old man has said he escaped death by clinging to a bag of maize flour after the boat he was on capsized on Lake Malawi. The boat was on its way to New Salawe in Nkhata Bay via Tchalo, Zunga and Old Salawe in Rumphi but it capsized 100 metres into the lake. Khamisi said the passengers, members of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) were “coming back from Easter celebrations when the boat met heavy winds and capsized”.
Five people drowned while eleven are still missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Rumphi District on Lake Malawi.