Tanzania, March 14 -- Kigoma. Grief and mourning gripped residents in Kigoma on Saturday as families and officials gathered to pay their last respects to victims of a boat accident on Lake Tanganyika that killed seven people, including health workers.

The seven bodies were brought to Kazegunga football ground in Kigoma Region for a public farewell ceremony attended by local leaders, government officials and residents.

The victims were among passengers travelling by boat from Kigoma town to Kagunga village when the vessel capsised and sank on Friday morning after being hit by strong winds near Kalalangabo village.

Those killed included four health workers from Kigoma District Council who had been travelling to lakeshore communities to p...