Death toll in Congo shipwreck rises to 47 – Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Kinshasa, October 17 (Reporter Shi Yu) Congo (DRC) Transport Minister Ekila said on the evening of the 16th that the death toll caused by the shipwreck in Equateur Province in the northwest of the country on the 13th has risen to 47, and the number of missing people unknown.
On the night of the 13th, an overloaded ship sank in the waters of the Congo River in Equateur Province.
Ekira said at a press conference held in the capital Kinshasa on the evening of the 16th that as of the afternoon of the 16th local time, search and rescue personnel had recovered 47 bodies. He said that due to limited conditions, the authorities have not yet obtained the passenger list of the wrecked ship and cannot determine the number of people on board at the time of the incident. Relevant departments will investigate and hold accountable the accident.
On the 15th, Nganzi, deputy governor of Equateur Province, told the media that search and rescue personnel received reports of 261 missing people.
The territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is densely covered with rivers and lakes, and boating is one of the main ways for residents to travel. Shipwrecks occur from time to time due to dilapidated and overloaded ships.
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