Goma, DR Congo, Oct 3, 2024 (AFP) - Around 20 dead after boat sinks on DR Congo lake

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2024-10-03

Rescuers have recovered some 20 bodies after a boat carrying people and merchandise capsized Thursday on Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo, security and harbour sources said. The vessel, which had come from the town of Minova in the South Kivu province, sank mid-morning on Thursday just 100 metres (109 yards) away from its destination at the shore of Goma, the capital of neighbouring North Kivu. "I saw 17 bodies but also survivors who were sent to ho......

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