Dozens killed as passenger barge capsizes on Congo River
At least 60 people die and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks with about 700 passengers on board, says minister
15 February 2021 - 23:40
Kinshasa — At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people capsized on the Congo River at night, the Democratic Republic of Congo's humanitarian affairs minister said on Monday.
About 300 survivors had been found near the scene of the accident in Mai-Ndombe province in the west of the country, but another 240 remained unaccounted for, Steve Mbikayi wrote on Twitter...
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