A boat transporting students from exams sinks in Congo, killing at least 20, authorities say
Officials said the overloaded wooden boat carried more than 200 people, and fishermen rescued survivors after the vessel broke apart.
- On Friday, a wooden boat carrying students sank in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 20 people as it broke apart at the confluence of the Sankuru and Kasai rivers in Kasai province.
- The vessel departed at about 10 p.m. to evade safety checks, according to Radio Okapi, carrying over 200 passengers and causing hazardous overloading that left more than 100 people missing.
- Ilebo administrator Francois Kabula reported that nearby fishermen rescued 80 survivors, though 20 bodies have been recovered and the death toll remains provisional.
- Francois Malepo, president of the Ilebo civil society organization, said, "The shipowners of the DRC are only after money and don t care about human lives," as families demand accountability.
- Deadly boating tragedies remain common in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where poor road networks force reliance on dangerous river transport and vessels operate without passenger manifests or safety oversight.
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20 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in DR Congo
At least 20 people died, with over 100 others missing, after a boat capsized at the confluence of the Kasai and Sankuru rivers in the Ilebo territory of the Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
At least 20 dead, more than 100 missing after overloaded boat sinks in the DRC
At least 20 people have died and more than 100 others are missing after an overloaded riverboat sank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to local media. The boat was carrying more than 200 people when it sank late Wednesday where two rivers meet in Kasai province, according to local authorities cited by Radio Okapi. The vessel was traveling on a commercial route used to move people between remote communities. François Kabula, a …
In the central Democratic Republic of Congo, the search continues after a whaleboat capsized at the confluence of the Kasai and Sankuru rivers in the Ilebo territory. The provisional death toll released by authorities on Friday, July 3, stands at at least 20, with 80 survivors and more than 100 people still missing. The search continues aboard motorized canoes to try and find the many missing. According to a Red Cross official in the region, the…
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A boat transporting students from exams sinks in Congo, killing at least 20, authorities say
Officials say a wooden boat carrying students back from state exams has sunk in central Congo, killing at least 20 people.
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