At Least 50 Dead After Boat Capsizes on a Lake in Eastern Congo
In June, 80 passengers lost their lives when an overloaded boat sank near the capital, Kinshasa. In January, 22 people died in a similar incident on Lake Maï-Ndombe, and in April 2023, six were killed and 64 others went missing following a boat accident on Lake Kivu.
Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say
GOMA, Congo — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press.
At least 78 people killed after boat capsizes in DRC
At least 78 people have died after a boat capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a provincial governor said. Governor of South Kivu province Jean Jacques Purisi told the Reuters news agency on Thursday that 278 people had been on board the boat before it overturned.
78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said.
At least 78 dead as boat capsizes in eastern DR Congo
At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday a local governor said
At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said.
Dozens dead after boat capsizes in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a governor has said. Jean-Jacques Purusi, governor of the South Kivu province, said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise.
Boat capsizes in Congo, killing at least 50 people: Witnesses
A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear exactly how many
At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in eastern Congo, official says
A Congolese governor says at least 78 people have died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo
Around 23 Bodies Recovered Following Boat Accident on Congo's Lake Kivu
Around 23 dead bodies have been recovered and 40 people rescued following a boat accident on Lake Kivu, Colonel Molatelo Motau of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday.
Footage shows moment overcrowded boat sinks in eastern Congo lake, killing at least 78 people
Footage filmed by a witness shows the moment an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 78 people.
Dozens dead after boat capsizes in Democratic Republic of Congo, say witnesses
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Boat capsizes in eastern Congo lake, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least ...
Boat capsizes on lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say
A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, ...