4 pupils missing as boat capsizes in crocodile infested river in western Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Four out of six primary school pupils were reported missing on Friday morning after their boat capsized in a crocodile and hippo infested river in Tanzania's western region of Kigoma, said an official.

Salum Kali, the Kigoma district commissioner, said the pupils were crossing over to a primary school on the other side of the Luiche River before it capsized at 7:30 a.m. local time.