River Oti Accident: 2 pregnant women, 7 others drown in boat disaster 

Two pregnant women and seven others have been confirmed dead after the canoe on which they were travelling on the Oti River capsized.

The deceased were part of 11 passengers on-board the canoe returning from a church service at Mawuvi Kofe to Dzagbeshi Kofi, all satellite communities in the Krachi East Municipality of the Volta Region.

The Municipal National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Coordinator, Dasievor Jacob, who confirmed the incident, said all the dead bodies have been retrieved from the River. 

The bodies have been sent to the Worawora Government Hospital for postmortem and onward burial.

Mr. Dasievor cautioned users of canoes to put on their life jackets and ensure the canoes are not overloaded.
  
SOURCE: Citifmonline
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