Lake Victoria

This Osama has killed over 80 people in a Ugandan village

A Nile crocodile believed to be over 75 years old, named after Osama Bin Laden has terrorised villagers of Lugana, wiping out a tenth of its population.

Jun 13, 2021, 13:55 PM IST

Alarming! Climate change to transform Lake Victoria into 'thunderstorm hotspot'

A new study conducted at the University of Leuven in Belgium has furnished a detail that climate change could possibly transform East Africa's Lake Victoria into a dangerous thunderstorm hotspot.

Sep 28, 2016, 09:20 AM IST

16 dead, 250 injured in Tanzania earthquake

At least 16 people died and 253 were injured in a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania, local authorities said on Sunday.

Sep 11, 2016, 22:40 PM IST

Africa's Lake Victoria named major waterborne disease breeding site

People living on Lake Victoria's islands are at risk of cholera, typhoid, and dysentery as most of them drink water directly from the second largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area.

Feb 16, 2016, 11:39 AM IST

Thirteen Ugandans drown in Lake Victoria during X-mas revelry

At least 13 people drowned in Uganda's Lake Victoria, when sudden waves swamped them as they celebrated the Christmas holiday, Ugandan police said Tuesday.

Dec 29, 2015, 14:17 PM IST