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[Disinformation over a cholera outbreak
has been blamed for the deaths of
almost 100 people after an overcrowded
makeshift ferry sank off Mozambique.
At least 96 people, many of them children,
drowned with another 26 still missing
after the converted fishing boat capsized
late on Sunday.
Officials said the vessel was crowded with
panicked passengers attempting to flee
the mainland after the spread of false
narratives over the disease.
The authorities, however, did not elaborate
on the origin of the disinformation.
Mozambique, one of the world’s poorest countries,
is no stranger to fatalities caused by the
deliberate spread of false information
relating to cholera.
In January a wave of disinformation
about the causes of cholera led to
the murder of at least three community
leaders and the destruction of 50 houses
in the northern Mozambican province
of Cabo Delgado.]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...mpula-province