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Naseri Paul Biya, the governor of the central region of Cameroon, said there could be more deaths. "We are not in position to give you the total number of casualties,” he said.
Regional Commissioner of South Region Mattar Zahor said nine other boat passengers were rescued and treated after the capsizing on Tuesday night near Kisiwapanza, an islet adjacent to Mkoani district. Still others are missing, Zahor said.
The vehicle was travelling to a beachside resort on Mindanao island for a postponed Christmas party on Wednesday when the driver lost control after the brakes apparently failed on a downhill section of road.
Police spokesman Moses Carter told the media the death toll was provisional and "may increase" because a number of people were in critical condition. He added that children were included among the dead.
The bodies had not been found as of Friday afternoon, according to the official. Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were traveling to the area to investigate.
The report describes severe curtailing of human rights by Afghanistan's new fundamentalist rulers. In addition to the political killings, women's rights and the right to protest have also been curbed.
In the worst reported violence so far, police said dozens of people were killed in battles with security forces at government buildings in the country's largest city Almaty.
The mishap took place on the international road "El-Tor - Al Shahid Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel in South Sinai; it happened because of poor visibility caused by dense fog.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but Daesh has claimed credit for similar attacks on civilians and the country’s new Taliban leaders elsewhere in the country since the group seized power on Aug. 15.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed heartfelt condolences to Ghana and families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
