FOUR DEAD, 40 MISSING IN DRC BOAT INCIDENT
An overloaded wooden motorised boat capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo Monday, killing at least four people and leaving some 40 others missing, local authorities said.
The accident took place on the Kwango, a tributary of the Congo river in the southwestern province of the same name, the deputy governor Remy Saki said.
“Four bodies have been recovered. At this stage 79 people managed to survive and about 40 are missing,” he said.
Saki said rescue operations were continuing in difficult conditions.
“We will have to wait one or two days to locate the vessel… and see if there are bodies trapped there.”
The chief of the village of Port Kwango, Jean-Baptiste Nkololo, said the vessel struck a bridge and sank, adding that passengers said there were about 150 people on board.
The sprawling central African nation has a poor road network and people often use boats to travel and to transport goods. Capsizes are common.
At least 25 people died at the end of July when a vessel capsized in the Congo river in the central province of Maniema.
In 2019, about 100 people died in another sinking.
More Stories
SENATE TO LEGISLATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY — AKPABIO
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has pledged that the Senate will amend the constitution to ensure the full implementation of...
WOMAN DIES IN OSUN BUILDING COLLAPSE
A resident of Ifetedo in Osun State, identified as Idowu, had reportedly died in an incident of collapse building that...
HUSBAND OF RUSSIA’S RICHEST WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
The estranged husband of Russia’s richest woman was arrested on Thursday and charged with several crimes, including murder after two...
EX-ARSENAL PLAYER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED £600,000 CANNABIS SMUGGLING
Former Arsenal footballer, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has reportedly been apprehended for allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis worth £600,000 (₦1.2 billion). Emmanuel-Thomas,...
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE: INVEST IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Retrofit engineers have been tasked by Engr. Olayinka Abdul, General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency (LSMTL),...
LATEST: MPOX VACCINES ADMINISTERED IN RWANDA, FIRST IN AFRICA
Mpox vaccinations have been provided in Africa for the first time, with several hundred high-risk persons vaccinated in Rwanda, according...