Boat capsized in Congo (symbolic photo)
Kinshasa: A boat full of passengers suddenly got hit by the waves and overturned in the Busira River of Congo. Due to this, 38 people returning home to celebrate Christmas died. While more than 100 people have gone missing. Relief and rescue teams are busy searching for the missing people. The death toll is expected to increase. This accident happened late Friday night in Busira river. The boat packed with passengers suddenly overturned. Local officials and eyewitnesses gave this information.
Let us tell you that this incident of boat capsizing has happened at a time when about four days ago, 25 people had died due to the sinking of another boat in the north-east of the country. So far, 20 people have been confirmed rescued in the recent incident of boat capsizing in Congo. Joseph Congolingoli, mayor of the town of Ingende, near the crash site, said the boat was in waters north-east of Congo and was carrying mostly businessmen returning home for Christmas.
More than 400 people were on a boat
Ndolo Kadi, a resident of Ingende, said the boat had “more than 400 people on board and had passed through Ingende and Lulo, two ports on the way to Boende, so it seems likely that the death toll will be higher.” Congo Officials often issue warnings against overcrowding in boats and punish those who violate water transport safety measures, but most travelers from remote areas bear the expense of traveling by road. Cannot afford. In October, at least 78 people were killed when an overloaded boat capsized in the eastern part of the country, and 80 people were killed in a similar accident near Kinshasa in June. (AP)
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