According to Aliyu Abubakar, a political administrator of the Shagari district who supervised the rescue operation, the children were on their way to collect firewood on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, when their overloaded vessel overturned.
He also told the AFP news agency that the bodies of 13 girls and 2 boys were recovered by local rescue teams and buried.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
