18K views · 382 reactions | Mariama Diouf was four months pregnant when tragedy struck. She was on the Joola, a government-owned ferry, travelling from South Senegal to the capital Dakar, when it capsized in 2002. More than 1,800 people died in the tragedy, only 64 survived and Mariama is the only woman to survive. You can watch the full documentary The Joola: Africa's Titanic here https://bbc.in/3Eb5nHA | BBC News Africa | Facebook

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