50 Perish in DRC Boat Accident

By Amon Katungulu | Saturday, May 26, 2018
50 Perish in DRC Boat Accident

A Democratic Republic of Congo government official says 50 people have died in a boat accident in the remote northern region of the country.

Richard Mboyo Iluke, the vice governor of Tshuapa province, told AFP: "We found 49 people Wednesday and another one this morning."

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Another vice governor told Reuters that about the same amount of people had survived the mishap.

Deadly boat accidents are common in the DRC.

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