Lake Kivu

At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in eastern Congo, official says

According to Jean-Jacques Purusi, governor of the South Kivu province, the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise
The boat, overloaded with passengers, sank while trying to dock just meters (yards) away from the port of Kituku, according to witnesses

By AP · 03 October 2024