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At 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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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.
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov 29 (Reuters) - At least 19 people died when heavy winds caused a boat to capsize on Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Mai-Ndombe, the governor of Mai-Ndombe province said on Saturday. The boat had left the village of Kiri for the capital Kinshasa when it capsized on Thursday night, local government and civil society sources said. River boats are the main form of transport in many rural parts of Congo, bu…
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