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At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo

Two overloaded wooden vessels capsized on the Congo River causing 193 deaths and many missing; poor maintenance and night travel worsened rescue efforts, officials said.

  • At least 193 people were killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo's Equateur Province over two days.
  • In the first incident, a motorized boat capsized in Basankusu territory, killing at least 86 people, mostly students.
  • The second accident occurred when a boat carrying nearly 500 passengers caught fire and capsized on the Congo River, resulting in 107 deaths and 146 missing.
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At least 190 reported dead in two boat capsizes in Congo

Hundreds of people have died and scores are missing from separate boat accidents this week in north-western Congo.

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The IndependentThe Independent
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At least 193 people dead after two boat accidents in Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo has seen a large number of boats capsize in the past few years as a result of overloading

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At least 107 killed in Congo as whaleboat sinks in river

At least 107 people have died after a whaleboat caught fire in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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At least 193 killed in two separate boat accidents in northwestern DR Congo

Rescue teams searched for the missing after deadly incidents in Equateur province this week.

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Boat accident in Congo kills more than 100 people in second deadly capsizing this week

Authorities and state media in Congo say that two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people.

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At least 193 dead in two boat accidents in Democratic Republic of Congo

The latest accident saw a boat with nearly 500 passengers catch fire and capsize, killing 107 people.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, September 12, 2025.
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