{"id":25602,"date":"2012-01-02T09:18:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T09:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/01\/kenya-boat-capsize-kills-many\/"},"modified":"2012-01-02T09:18:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T09:18:39","slug":"kenya-boat-capsize-kills-many","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/01\/02\/kenya-boat-capsize-kills-many\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya boat capsize &#8216;kills many&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>2 January 2012<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>09:18 GMT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/57650000\/gif\/_57650555_kenya_mombasa_lamu_0112.gif\" width=\"304\" height=\"171\" alt=\"Kenya map\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A passenger boat has capsized off the Kenyan coast, killing at least seven people and leaving more than two dozen missing, aid workers and officials say.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities are looking for survivors, but a high tide is hampering rescue efforts. Some 70 passengers are believed to have been on board.<\/p>\n<p>Some 25 people have been rescued and 23 managed to swim to shore, the Red Cross says.<\/p>\n<p>The boat capsized near the resort town of Lamu near the border with Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>The boat was going to Mokowe, ferrying passengers to get a bus to Mombasa, a senior policeman told the BBC&#8217;s Network Africa programme.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 2 January 2012 Last updated at 09:18 GMT A passenger boat has capsized off the Kenyan coast, killing at least seven people and leaving more than two dozen missing, aid workers and officials say. 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