Dar es Salaam, Jan. 28 -- RUKWA: THE rescue operations on Lake Rukwa, searching for a missing fisherman feared dead, have been suspended, it was announced on Sunday evening, as the standard 72- hour timeframe for rescue operations has elapsed.

The announcement was made by Sumbawanga District Commissioner (DC), Mr Nyakia Chirukie, at Nankanga fishing camp along the Rift Valley Lake Rukwa Basin in Sumbawanga District.

Mr Chirukie represented the Rukwa Regional Commissioner, Mr Makongoro Nyerere, who also serves as the regional disaster committee chairperson.

Mr Chirukie revealed that nine fishermen had lost their lives while fishing on Lake Rukwa, with their bodies recovered on Saturday.

One fisherman remains missing. The government has...