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Scores dead in Congo boat accident

Alex Footman
October 3, 2024

At least 78 passengers have been reported dead after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials have said almost 300 people were crowded onto the wooden vessel, which was only meant to hold 30.

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