Cyclone kills 111 on ferry - but two survive

A ferry which disappeared in a cyclone off Madagascar sank with all but two of its 113 passengers and crew trapped inside.

Cyclone kills 111 on ferry - but two survive

A ferry which disappeared in a cyclone off Madagascar sank with all but two of its 113 passengers and crew trapped inside.

The survivors – a man and woman from Comoros – told officials at the north-western port of Mahajanga that the ship capsized on Sunday evening in violent seas. They were washed ashore in Madagascar the following day on a makeshift raft.

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