Dozens drown as Congo boat sinks

At least 129 people have died in Congo after a boat sank on a lake in a remote corner of the enormous country, it has emerged today.

Dozens drown as Congo boat sinks

At least 129 people have died in Congo after a boat sank on a lake in a remote corner of the enormous country, it has emerged today.

The true toll of the disaster is not known – 129 bodies have been recovered and there are 232 known survivors, Laurent Kahozi Sumba, the transport minister for Katanga province, said on Sunday.

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