Kinshasa, April 19, 2025 (AFP) - DR Congo boat fire toll revised down to 33

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2025-04-19

The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people had died in the disaster, significantly fewer than previously reported. More than 200 passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out, said the mayor of Mbandaka, Yves Balo. "We count 195 who have survived, including 22 burn victims who are being cared for at......

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