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13 dead, 142 Missing in East Congo Boat Casualty

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

April 18, 2019

Thirteen people are dead and 142 are missing after a passenger boat sank this week on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters near the site of the accident in South Kivu province, Tshisekedi said 37 passengers had been rescued.


Reporting By Stanis Bujakera

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