Congolese authorities launch investigations into deadly boat accidents
Congolese authorities have launched investigations into two recent deadly boat accidents, including the capsizing of an overcrowded boat on Lake Kivu on Thursday which killed at least 78 people.
At Least 78 Dead After Boat Capsizes on a Lake in Eastern Congo
In June, 80 passengers lost their lives when an overloaded boat sank near the capital, Kinshasa. In January, 22 people died in a similar incident on Lake Maï-Ndombe, and in April 2023, six were killed and 64 others went missing following a boat accident on Lake Kivu.
78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said.
At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says
A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people. That's according to witnesses who spoke to The Associated Press.
At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in eastern Congo, official says
A Congolese governor says at least 78 people have died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo
Dozens died when a boat capsized in eastern Congo
In tonight's edition, At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday.Also, Kinshasa will begin a vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days
At least 20 die as ferry capsizes on DR Congo lake
At least 20 bodies have been recovered from Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after a ferry capsized just a few hundred metres from its destination. The boat was travelling from the town of Minova in South Kivu and sank as it was arriving on Goma's shore on Thursday morning.
Dozens dead after boat accident in DR Congo
Dozens of people are believed to have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thursday's incident was the latest boat accident in the central African country, where overcrowding is often blamed.
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