Aaron Ashuza, a local activist at the scene, reported witnessing bodies being pulled from the lake and said the injured were taken to nearby hospitals. According to AFP, at least two children succumbed to their injuries after being hospitalised.
Survivor Alfani Buroko Byamungu, 51, spoke from his hospital bed, described the water condition as “calm” before the ferry began to sink. “I saw people sinking, many went under. I saw women and children sinking in the water, and I myself was on the verge of drowning, but God helped me,” he recounted.
