50 Dead In Boat Accident In Northwest DR Congo

Sumaira FH Published May 25, 2018 | 02:56 PM

50 dead in boat accident in northwest DR Congo

Fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said on Friday.

Mbandaka, DR Congo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2018 ) :Fifty people died in a boat accident on a river in remote northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said on Friday.

The accident happened on the Momboyo river Wednesday night, Richard Mboyo Iluka, vice governor of Tshuapa province, told AFP, saying: "We found 49 bodies on Wednesday and another one this morning."

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