At least 20 people are missing in Malawi after a canoe they were sailing in was hit by a hippo and capsized on the Shire River in the southern Nsanje region.
Robert Nayeja, a senior official in Nsanje District, said the canoe was carrying about 37 people going to their fields on the Mozambican side.
The body of an infant, who was among the passengers, has been retrieved.
Agnes Zalakoma, a senior police officer, told reporters that the death toll is expected to rise as detectives and rescue teams search for the missing people.
So far, 13 people have been rescued.
Malawi is recovering from a devastating tropical storm in March that killed 511 people and left 533 others missing.
