145 people feared dead after Congo boat accident
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Around 145 people have been missing since a motorized boat capsized earlier this week on a river in the northwestern Congo’s Equateur province, an official said Thursday.
The boat was headed to Lilanga in the neighboring Republic of Congo when it sank on the Lulonga River overnight Tuesday near the town of Basankusu, Jean-Pierre Wangela, the head of civil society groups in the area, told reporters.
He attributed the accident to overcrowding.
“The boat was overloaded with people and goods. It capsized at around midnight causing human losses. There were roughly 200 people on board,” he said. “About 55 people survived the disaster.”
Wangela denounced the poor means of transport in the province which he said leaves residents with no option.
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