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More than 80 travellers have died in Congo after their boat capsized, the president says

It's the latest deadly boat accident in the central African country where overloading is often blamed

June 12, 2024 / 20:44 IST
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More than 80 travellers have died in Congo after their boat capsized, the president says
More than 80 travellers have died in Congo after their boat capsized, the president says

Congo's president says more than 80 travellers have died after their boat capsized on a river near the capital of Kinshasa.

It's the latest deadly boat accident in the central African country where overloading is often blamed.

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The statement quoting President Felix Tshisekedi says the locally made boat capsized late Monday in Mai-Ndombe province as it carried more than 100 passengers along the Kwa River.