US EditionNigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized
- Nigeria confirmed at least 27 people died and more than 100 were missing after a boat capsized along the River Niger on Friday.
- The boat carried about 200 passengers from Kogi state to Niger state when it sank, according to authorities.
- Kogi state authorities warned that the final toll could increase as divers continued searching for the missing.
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Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing After Boat Capsizes
More than two dozen people died and upward of 100 people, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the Niger River in northern Nigeria, authorities said. About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of...
More than 100 passengers from the vessel are missing on the Niger River, in central Nigeria, according to the authorities. A boat carrying around 200 passengers from Kogi State along the river to neighboring Niger overturned during the early hours of last Friday, an event in which at least 27 people were killed. READ ALSO: Five dead after terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in Borno, Nigeria According to statements by Ibrahim Audu, spokesman for the…
The accident occurred near Dambo, in the Nigerian state of Kogi. "We don't know how many people were on board, people generally don't keep track of the number of passengers," said Sandra Musa from the National Agency for Emergency Situations. "Searches are underway to find survivors and bodies," she added. According to this official, 27 bodies were found. A spokesman for the Nigerian Red Cross, Abubakar Abullahi, indicated that the vessel sank w…
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