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Inongo River Commissioner David Kalemba said, “The ferry was carrying more passengers than its capacity. At least 25 bodies have been recovered so far.” According to Alex Mbumba, a resident of the area, there was a lot of luggage in the boat.
At least 25 people on board the boat died and many are missing after a boat carrying passengers capsized in the river in the African country Congo on Tuesday. Officials and local residents gave this information.
It is being told that there were more than 100 passengers on board this boat which departed from Inongo city, north-east of Congo’s capital Kinshasa. This accident happened in Fimi river. An operation to search for the missing people was launched on Tuesday. The death toll is expected to increase.
Inongo River Commissioner David Kalemba said, “The ferry was carrying more passengers than its capacity. At least 25 bodies have been recovered so far.” According to Alex Mbumba, a resident of the area, there was a lot of luggage in the boat. Mbumba said, “The dead also include children, but it is difficult to tell the exact number of dead at this time because there were many passengers on board the boat.”
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