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At least 78 people killed after boat capsizes in DRC lake

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Multiple articles report on a boat capsizing incident on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo. The number of passengers on board varies among reports, with one governor stating there were 278 people, while another article mentions around 100 passengers. The articles also conflict on the number of fatalities, with some stating at least 50 people have been killed, while others report a death toll of at least 78.

  1. CD
    Jean-Jacques Purusi
    1. This boat was carrying about a hundred people when it had the capacity for about thirty passengers.
    2. It'll take at least three days to get the exact numbers, because not all the bodies have been found yet.
  2. CD
    Alain Uaykani
    Al Jazeera
    1. Many people here are already complaining about the fact that this is the only possibility to travel between the province of North Kivu to the neighbouring province of South Kivu, even different villages along the lake here because many roads are closed due to the fighting.
  3. CD
    Neema Chimanga
    1. I threw myself into the water and started swimming. I don't know how I got out.
  4. CD
    Francine Munyi
    1. I was at the port of Kituku when I saw the boat arriving from Minova, full of passengers. It started to lose its balance and sank into the lake. Some people threw themselves into the water.
  5. CD
    Alfani Buroko Byamungu
    1. I saw people sinking, many went under. I saw women and children sinking in the water, and I myself was on the verge of drowning, but God helped me.
  6. CD
    Bienfait Sematumba
    1. They are all dead. I am alone now. If the authorities had ended the war, this shipwreck would never have happened.
  7. CD
    Bahati Selemani
    1. After that, the boat started to capsize little by little. Those who were upstairs started to throw themselves into the lake, and the boat capsized directly into the lake.
    2. We saw the boat start to capsize. We noticed that the boat was very overloaded and there were also strong waves.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.Reuters
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Boating Accident
  3. 3.M23 rebellion

countries

  1. 1.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  2. 2.CongoCG

organizations

  1. 1.M23CD

persons

  1. 1.Alfani Buroko ByamunguCD
  2. 2.Aaron Ashuza
  3. 3.Alain UaykaniCD
  4. 4.Bahati SelemaniCD
  5. 5.Bienfait SematumbaCD
  6. 6.Elia Asumani
  7. 7.Francine MunyiCD
  8. 8.Jean-Jacques PurusiCD
  9. 9.Mushagulua Bienfait
  10. 10.Neema ChimangaCD

technicals

  1. 1.Lake Kivu
  2. 2.Lake Maï-Ndombe