Once again an incident of boat capsizing has come to light in north-western Congo. At least 20 people died in this accident and many people went missing. It is being told that this accident happened at Mai-Ndombe Lake. The boat full of passengers was going to the capital Kinshasa. During this time the boat overturned, causing a stir.
According to the information, the boat was going from Kiri city to Kinshasa when it capsized between Bobeni and Lobeke villages at around 8 pm on Thursday night. 20 people died in this accident while many people went missing and are being searched.
Governor Kevani Nkoso said this
However, the Congolese government has not officially released the death toll. But it is believed that around 20 people have died in this accident. Meanwhile, Mai-Ndombe province governor Kevani Nkoso says, ‘We are waiting for details from the teams deployed at the scene to determine the number of people killed and survivors’.
Incidents of boat capsizing are continuously increasing
Boat capsizing is on the rise in the Central African country as more people shun available roads and use cheap, wooden vessels that are collapsing under the weight of passengers and their luggage.
Life jackets are rare on such voyages and the ships are usually filled to capacity. There itself
Many boats also operate at night, complicating rescue operations and many bodies often go missing.
accidents happened earlier also
Earlier this month also, 64 people had gone missing in a boat capsizing incident. In September, at least 193 people died in two separate boat accidents in northwestern Congo, which state media blamed on improper loading and nighttime boating.
Also in March, a boat capsized in south-western Congo, killing 25 people, many of whom were football players. They were returning from a match in Mushi town in Mai-Ndombe province when the boat capsized in the Kwa River. At least 30 people survived this incident.
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