Bodies trapped in boat

The confirmed death toll from a boat disaster last week has risen above 100 following the discovery of more than 50 corpses in the sunken hull, according to news reports. Divers told journalists that they found 50 to 60 corpses trapped in the wreck. Another 60 bodies have been found floating in a river about 60 km from Port Harcourt, Reuters said. Most of the dead were women and children, it added. The boat sank last Thursday on its way from Port Harcourt to Nembe in south-eastern Nigeria. Built for 170 persons, it was believed to have been carrying up to 300, news reports said.