The boat's capsizing in Malawi’s Shire River also left 23 people missing. Hippos are popular animals, but they have also been described as among the world’s deadliest mammals.

Malawi's Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Mia, left, waits with local Member of Parliament Gladys Ganda, right, for news updates from the rescue party on the banks of Shire River, May 16,2023.

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One child died and over 20 villagers are missing after a hippopotamus capsized a boat in Malawi on Monday. Rescue teams are still searching the Shire River in the remote Nsanje district for 23 ...

A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi’s Nsanje district was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said.

A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday.

The boat was packed with villagers who were crossing the Shire River to work in their fields, as they normally do. For reasons that are still unclear, a hippo attacked their boat this time.

A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday. The long wooden ...

The debate was reignited at the weekend after the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River issued a notice on a community social media page urging tolerance and respect for the environment.

A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday.

The boat was packed with villagers who were crossing the Shire River to work in their fields, as they normally do. For reasons that are still unclear, a hippo attacked their boat this time.

A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday.