Until recently, this impoverished southern African country of 16m people, stretched out along the shores of Lake Malawi, was a darling of international donors.

这个马拉维湖沿岸并拥有着一千六百万人口的贫穷的非洲南部国家一直是国际捐赠者的宠儿。

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Police spokesman Oliver Soko said a massive joint police and Malawi Lake Services rescue operation is underway around Chipoka Harbour where the overloaded boat capsized.

BBC: Lake Malawi capsize kills 17

Lake Malawi, also called Lake Nyasa, is the second deepest body of freshwater in Africa and one of the deepest in the world, reaching a depth of 706 meters.

BBC: The planet��s pristine waters

Lake Malawi is a UNESCO World Heritage site and UNESCO says the lake's importance for studying the evolution of fish is comparable with finches in the Galapagos Islands.

CNN: Rangers struggle to save endangered fish in Lake Malawi