Over the weekend 30 were confirmed to have drowned with 167 missing. Didier Mbula, provincial health minister for Equateur Province, told Reuters the number of dead had since risen." We have recorded 52 bodies that were pulled out....
The search teams are still in the field, working....
This is still a provisional toll, and it may increase further," he said by phone. Deadly boat accidents are frequent on Congo's rivers and lakes, where vessels are frequently loaded well beyond their capacity..
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2023-10-18 00:00:00.0