Local officials and residents say an overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing.

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A tragic boat accident in central Congo on Tuesday left at least 25 people dead, with dozens still missing, after an overcrowded vessel capsized shortly after departing Inongo, northeast of the capital Kinshasa.

KINSHASA, Congo — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said. The vessel was believed to have more than 100 ...

At least 25 people are dead and dozens are missing after a boat capsizes in central Congo, officials and residents say

Tuesday’s wreck was the fourth this year in the Maï-Ndombe province, a region surrounded by rivers and where many rely on river transportation.

An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said. The vessel was believed to have more than 100 passengers on board after leaving from the town of Inongo,