Hippo capsizes boat in Malawi, leaving one dead and dozens missing

A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on the Shire River in southern Malawi. The canoe was carrying 37 people on their way to neighboring Mozambique when it was hit by the hippo. Malawian police rescued 13 with the help of World Food Program personnel who were working in the area and provided boats for the rescue operation. Boat accidents are common in Malawi, where the lack of regular water transport forces many to cross lakes and rivers in sometimes rickety boats, in the absence of proper regulations.