About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing, officials ...

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A packed boat caught fire and capsized in Congo's northwest, killing 148 and leaving over 100 missing. The vessel, carrying 500 people, went down after a fire broke out mid-journey.

Dozens were saved following the accident on the Congo River late on Tuesday night, many of them with bad burns. The search for the missing was underway Wednesday with rescue teams supported by the ...

As a result of a boat fire on the Congo River near Kinshasa, at least 148 people have died, and over 100 are still missing. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday, with about 500 people on board the boat.

Kinshasa: At least 143 people have died and dozens more remain missing after a wooden boat carrying fuel caught fire and ...

The boat was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River located in the country’s northwest region on Tuesday, as per the reports.

The catastrophe unfolded when a fire started while a person was cooking on board the boat that was carrying some 500 passengers. People jumped overboard without knowing how to swim, officials said.

About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...