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

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 ·
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