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A boat catches fire in Congo and capsizes, leaving at least 50 people dead, a local official says
Dozens were saved following the accident on the Congo River late on Tuesday night, many of them with bad burns. The search for the missing was underway Wednesday with rescue teams supported by the ...
CNN7d
Death toll from a boat capsizing in Congo earlier this week rises to 148, officials say
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 ...
WTAE-TV9d
Boat catches fire in Congo, leaving at least 50 dead and 100 missing
Dozens were saved following the accident on the Congo River late on Tuesday night, many of them with bad burns. The search for the missing was underway Wednesday with rescue teams supported by the ...
Indiana Gazette7d
DR Congo boat fire toll revised down to 33
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.