Baby dead and 23 people missing after hippo collides with boat in Malawi

Police in Nsanje say canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River when incident took place

A baby has died and 23 people are missing after a hippopotamus hit a boat travelling on the Shire River in Malawi, authorities have said.

Police in the African country’s southern district of Nsanje said the canoe was carrying 37 people across the waterway when the incident took place on Monday morning.