A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers in Africa was attacked by a hippo. 9News
Nsanje district in Africa was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said.
A police spokesperson, Agnes Zalakoma, said the incident happened early on Monday and 23 of the boat's 37 passengers were missing and feared dead in the water, which is infested with crocodiles and hippos. "Well-wishers managed to rescue 13 people while 23 others went missing and the dead body of the toddler has been found," Zalakoma said in a statement Monday, adding that the deceased child was only one-year-old.A hippo has attacked a boat crossing a river in Malawi, with a toddler found dead and 23 people missing.Zalakoma told CNN on Tuesday that it was dangerous to cross the river and accidents are common.
"It is too dangerous because it is too shallow and in this river there are crocodiles that most of the time attack people and also hippopotamus that cause incidents like the one we're dealing with," Zalakoma said., the villagers were crossing the Shire River to get to their farms at the Malawian border with Mozambique when their boat was hit by a hippo.
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