In a tragic incident, a motorised wooden boat in the Congo River caught fire and capsized, resulting in a confirmed death toll of 148. Hundreds remain missing as rescue operations continue. The ...

The death toll from a tragic boat accident on the Congo River has risen to 148, with hundreds still missing. A motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized earlier this week, as reported by Sky News ...

Overloaded boat exploded and capsized in Congo river (Screengrab: ANI, Representational image) Kinshasa: At least 143 people have died and dozens more remain missing after a wooden boat carrying ...

The disaster happened on Tuesday in the northwest region of the country, when a large wooden boat carrying around 500 passengers caught fire and capsized in the Congo River. The vessel, named HB ...

Goma, Apr. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Thirty-three people have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident occurred on Tuesday on the Congo River. According to consistent reports in ...

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Friday. Hundreds of passengers were ...

According to Josephine-Pacifique Lokumu, head of a delegation of national deputies from the region, hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on ...

The Congo River is the second-longest river in Africa, after the Nile. Boat accidents are common in Congo due to overcrowded vessels, with passengers often not given safety jackets. Boat travel ...

More than 200 passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out, said the mayor of Mbandaka, Yves Balo. "We count 195 who have ...

About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...