The death toll from the sinking of an "unregistered" boat off the coast of northwestern Madagascar on Saturday night has risen to 34, an official said Tuesday.

"In all, 11 bodies were recovered on Tuesday during the (search) operation, bringing the number of passengers on board to 58 people, from Among them are 24 survivors and 34 dead."

The authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.

The boat, which was heading to the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, sank on Saturday evening in the sea off Ankazomborona in northwest Madagascar. On Monday, the Ministry of Transportation and Meteorology said 47 passengers were on the boat.

Randrianarivoni stated that the Maritime and River Ports Agency had decided to put forward measures to avoid such incidents, including strengthening the monitoring of standards required for the manufacture and maintenance of marine vessels, as well as the professionalization of marine mechanics.