DR #Congo: Death Toll Rises to 47, Shipwreck
On late Monday, the Minister of Transport Marc Ekila said that the death toll has risen to 47 after a boat carrying about 300 people sank four days ago in the province of Equateur in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
According to official data, the shipwreck, which occurred Friday night on the Congo River, killed at least 47 people, while an unknown number remains missing, said the minister.
He also specified that the tragedy was due to "overloading."
"As the boat was in an irregular situation, we were unable to obtain the manifest which could allow us to determine exactly the number of passengers who were on board," he added.
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