Published: Dec 24, 2021, 03:45 IST | Updated: Dec 24, 2021, 03:45 IST
At least 39 people have died after a packed ferry caught fire near the rural town of Jhalokati some 250 kilometres south of the capital city of Dakar. While most of the people died from the deadly fire a few died by drowning, the blaze on the three-decked vessel started in mid-river near the town of Jhalokati.