### [2026-08-21](/feed/2026/08/21/index.md)

##### Zambezia Province
# The death toll of a boat capsizing off the coast of Zambezia Province, Mozambique from August 16 rises to 12 after five bodies of those unaccounted for are found by search teams. 




### Sources:

1. [Club of Mozambique](https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-death-toll-reaches-12-after-pebane-boat-sinking-as-bodies-of-last-five-missing-people-recovered/)

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