💨 Abstract

A motorized wooden boat carrying around 500 people capsized in the Congo River in Democratic Republic of Congo's northwest region, resulting in at least 148 deaths and hundreds of people still missing. The boat, HB Kongolo, caught fire when a woman was cooking on board. Boating accidents are common in Congo due to overloaded, old wooden vessels being the main mode of transport between villages.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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