Over 200 feared drowned after ferry sinks in Tanzania's Lake Victoria!

• An official said that 44 people had already been confirmed dead.

The Tanzanian government fears more than 200 people drowned after a ferry sunk on Thursday in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, a senior local official said.

A regional official in Tanzania says 44 people are confirmed dead after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria.

John Mongella, the commissioner of Mwanza, says 37 people have been rescued after Thursday's capsizing.

He cannot say how many people were on board until the search and rescue operation is over.

Rescue efforts have been suspended until daybreak Friday.

/Khaleej Times.