Geita. 24 Students of primary county's existing butwa Izumacheli, Geita region have
drowned in the butwa island in Lake Victoria were leaving school.
According to a statement issued by the head of the Geita district, Herman Kapufi, among the
24 students who drowned inside a boat, 21 were rescued last night but still wanted three.
Reports indicate that the accident occurred yesterday at 10 pm after the boat overturned in
Lake Victoria.
However, the committee of defense and security of Geita region led by the governor of Geita,
Ezekiel Kyunga pointed at the scene involved the evacuation exercise.