[arista]

Ch4HDnews
showed the wrecked wooden boat
that could not handle that many people.


[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

[Mystic Mock]

Whenever any discussion on Mozambique pops up, I can't help but think of when Teal'c pretends to come from there on Stargate SG-1.

But going onto the topic, obviously I feel sorry for all of the victims in question, it's a tragedy what's happened.

I also feel for the victims families.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Whenever any discussion on Mozambique pops up, I can't help but think of when Teal'c pretends to come from there on Stargate SG-1.

But going onto the topic, obviously I feel sorry for all of the victims in question, it's a tragedy what's happened.

I also feel for the victims families.

Take the Medicine and stay alive.


This is a poor nation.
Not doing well with this deadly Cholera

[user104658]

It spreads through contaminated food and water ... you have to ingest it. I'm assuming the misinformation is that it's spreading directly person to person and they believe they're going to catch it from each other.

That said, perhaps it's difficult to get hold of water that you can be sure isn't contaminated? In which case, yes, you'd want to get out of there pretty quick as you can't go long without water. However you can make water safe to drink by adding 2 drops of plain ol' bleach per litre and it's perfectly safe to drink so there are some very simple and inexpensive solutions to stopping the spread of something like cholera.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

It spreads through contaminated food and water ... you have to ingest it. I'm assuming the misinformation is that it's spreading directly person to person and they believe they're going to catch it from each other.

That said, perhaps it's difficult to get hold of water that you can be sure isn't contaminated? In which case, yes, you'd want to get out of there pretty quick as you can't go long without water. However you can make water safe to drink by adding 2 drops of plain ol' bleach per litre and it's perfectly safe to drink so there are some very simple and inexpensive solutions to stopping the spread of something like cholera.

Yes, they need to import bottled water.
It is Tragic,
that cholera has spread fast.

[user104658]

The bleach thing btw is from a little pocket "zombie apocalypse survival guide" I have . Quite handy really, it has actual tips for genuine societal collapse. A couple of big bottles of household bleach will give you at least drinkable water for decades because you only need a tiny amount. Assuming you have access to a relatively-clean fresh water source (which everyone in the UK does within like an hour or so walk from any location).

Also tells you how to make fires with no pre made ignition source / only wet wood available, etc .

[arista]

[Officials in Nampula province said
there were 12 survivors
out of the 130 or so people believed to have been on board.

They were fleeing after disinformation about
the ongoing cholera outbreak caused panic,
Nampula Secretary of State Jaime Neto said.

Many children were among the dead,
he added. Rescue efforts are continuing.

Initially on Sunday the authorities blamed
the shipwreck on overcrowding,
but later said it had sunk
after taking on water.

A crew member who survived,
Menque Amade, told national broadcaster TVM
that "water filled the boat... and the tragedy
happened".

Photos taken soon afterwards show
dozens of bodies lying on a beach.

The boat was travelling from
Lunga to Mozambique Island, off the coast of
Nampula,
Portuguese broadcaster RTP reported.

It is a Muslim-majority area and some
of those who died have already
been buried, in line with Islamic rites.

Ordinary Mozambicans say the news
of the boat tragedy shocked them,
particularly because of the huge number of deaths.

Boat accidents are not uncommon
in Mozambique but rarely do so
many people die. Thousands of boats are said
to ferry passengers around with little oversight.

"It's shocking - the authorities are partly to
blame for not doing enough to control and
monitor sea traffic," local journalist
Charles Mangwiro told the BBC.

Another reporter in Mozambique, Berta Madime,
told the BBC that this latest accident
comes despite recent pressure on ferry
operators to improve safety.

Nampula province has been one of
the worst-affected by the cholera outbreak which
has spread over several countries in southern Africa
since January last year.

According to Unicef, the current outbreak
is the worst in 25 years. Since October 2023,
Mozambique has reported 13,700 confirmed cases
and 30 deaths.

An Islamist insurgency in neighbouring
Cabo Delgado province has claimed the
lives of at least 4,000 people and displaced
nearly one million others since it
began over six years ago.

For nearly 400 years, Mozambique Island
was the capital of Portuguese East Africa,
when the region was under colonial rule.
The island is designated a Unesco
world heritage site for its colonial architecture
and history as a trading post.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68758345