Many die in Congo boat sinking

Bangkok News.Net
Sunday 5th September, 2010

200 people are feared dead in a Congo boat capsize which happened on the weekend.

After their boat caught fire and went down on a river in the Congo, many drowned or went missing in the currents.

The boat overturned after its engine caught fire on the Kasai river in central Congo on Saturday night.

In a separate riverboat accident around 70 people are reported to have drowned when their boat capsized after it rammed into a rock.

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