KINSHASA: At least 30 people have drowned and 167 are missing after a boat capsized on the Congo River late yesterday in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, a provincial minister told Reuters today.
Didier Mbula, provincial health minister for Equateur province, said that 189 people have been rescued and that the search is still going on. “According to the numbers we have so far at the provincial government, 30 corpses have been recovered, 167 are still missing,” Mbula said. Deadly boat accidents are frequent in Congolese waters, where vessels are frequently loaded well beyond their capacity.The locally made boat that capsized near the town of Mbandaka was overloaded, carrying more than 300 people, and it was sailing at night, Mbula said.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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