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Kivuko Chapinduka Baharini mwa Java Indonesia, Angalau 6 Wafariki na 129 Hawajapatikana
Kivuko kilichobeba watu 243 kilipinduka katika bahari yenye dhoruba baharini mwa Java nchini Indonesia, na kuua angalau watu sita na kuacha karibu watu 129 wasiopatikana, huku waokokaji 108 wakiokolewa hadi sasa wakati mamlaka zikitumia meli na ndege 17 kutafuta katika maji ambapo chombo hicho kilizama.
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Kivuko kilipinduka baharini mwa Java asubuhi na mapema Jumapili baada ya kunaswa na hali mbaya ya hewa, na kuua angalau watu sita na kuacha takriban watu 129 wasiopatikana, maafisa wa Indonesia walisema. Chombo hicho, Virgo Transport 8, kilikuwa kikibeba watu 243 katika njia kutoka Surabaya huko Java Mashariki kwenda Banjarmasin katika jimbo la Kalimantan Kusini huko Borneo, kilipopoteza mawasiliano na mamlaka karibu saa 8 alfajiri.
Meli hiyo ilikuwa ikiegemea katika bahari yenye dhoruba na mawimbi yaliyofikia mita tatu kabla ya kupinduka katika maji ya Masalembo, umbali wa kilomita 148 hivi kutoka Banjarmasin. Juhudi za utafutaji na uokoaji ziliongezeka Jumatatu wakati meli na ndege 17 kutoka jeshi la Indonesia, polisi na mashirika mengine zilitumwa eneo hilo. Angalau watu 108 waliokuwa ndani ya chombo hicho wameokolewa salama hadi sasa, ingawa maafisa walionya kuwa idadi ya vifo inaweza kuongezeka huku timu zikiendelea kutafuta majini wale ambao bado hawajapatikana.
Key facts
- The ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, capsized in the Java Sea early Sunday
- It was sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin on Borneo when it lost contact around 2 a.m.
- The ship overturned in rough seas with waves up to three meters in the Masalembo waters
- At least six people are confirmed dead and about 129 remain missing
- 108 survivors have been rescued; 17 ships and aircraft are involved in the search
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