Death Toll Reaches 136 in Tanzania Ferry Disaster With Scores Missing

Rescue workers are seen at the scene where a ferry overturned in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, on Sept. 21, 2018, in this still image taken from video. Reuters TV/via Reuters

DAR ES SALAAM—Rescuers in Tanzania have retrieved at least 136 bodies a day after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, the top police official said, but scores more are missing.

The ferry MV Nyerere capsized just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake’s biggest island, which is part of Tanzania. Initial estimates suggested that the ferry was carrying more than 300 people.