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At least 28 bodies were recovered and dozens of people were missing after a whaleboat sank Friday on the Congo River, in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, we learned on Sunday from a provincial official.
The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a provincial minister said on Monday, warning that the death toll could rise further with many still missing. The boat was carrying over 300 people when it overturned near the town of Mbandaka in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo during the night on Friday. Didier Mbula, provincial health minister for Equateur Province, told Reuters the number of dead had since risen.
At least 27 people have died when a locally made boat travelling along the Congo River capsized as it was headed to the town of Bolomba. Another 70 passengers remain missing.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a provincial ...
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