Africa·Democratic Republic of the Congo
At least 22 dead after two boats collide on the Congo River
LUKOLELA, DR Congo —
Depth
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L1What happened
At least 22 people died when a commercial boat collided with a passenger riverboat on the Congo River in Equateur province and sank it.
L2Who’s affected
Passengers: a security source told Reuters the passenger boat, travelling from Mongala province to Kinshasa, had 163 people on board.
L3Why it’s quiet
We don’t have media-coverage data for this story yet, so we won’t guess why it was quiet. It is here because the outlets below reported it and it drew little wider attention.
L4Deeper impact
The collision happened around 2 a.m. local time near the town of Ngombe in Lukolela territory. The commercial boat was running between Kinshasa and Mbandaka.
L5Full context
The death toll was given to Reuters by Equateur’s provincial interior minister, Crispin Mputu. Our sources do not yet report a final count.
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