US EditionAt least 20 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Congo
At least 20 people died when an overcrowded wooden boat capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe, highlighting ongoing safety issues with night travel and vessel maintenance, officials said.
- On Thursday night, a boat overturned on Lake Maï‑Ndombe, killing at least 20 people and leaving several unaccounted for, local residents reported.
- Cheap wooden boats and limited roads have led passengers using inexpensive wooden boats to overcrowding, rarely carrying life jackets, while night navigation complicates rescues.
- The vessel was carrying passengers to Kinshasa from Kiri, including a newly ordained Catholic deacon, the regional Diocese said on Friday.
- Authorities have not released an official death toll, and Kevani Nkoso, governor of Maï‑Ndombe province, said authorities await reports from field teams to confirm fatalities and survivors.
- Earlier this month, another boat sinking left 64 people reported missing, following September incidents that claimed at least 193 lives in north-western Congo.
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A passenger ship capsized on Lake Mai-Ndombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 19 people, according to Nkoso Kewani Lebon, governor of Mai-Ndombe Province, according to RBK-Ukraine, citing Reuters. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. The ship was en route from the village of Kiri to the capital, Kinshasa. According to the governor, strong winds were the cause of the accident. "Yesterday we found nine bodies, today anot…
At least 19 people have died after a boat capsized on Lake Mai-Ndombe in DR Congo due to strong winds, the governor of Mai-Ndombe province said.
Rescue services in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced that 19 people have been found dead, 82 have been rescued while others are still being searched for after a boat carrying 200 people capsized. The boat capsized on Lake Mai-Ndombe in Mai-Ndombe Province, western Democratic Republic of Congo. Nkoso Kevani Lebon, the governor of the province, said the accident occurred on Thursday, when the boat was traveling from Kiri to the capit…
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