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Coverage dated October 8, 2022 to October 9, 2022

Death Toll in Nigeria Boat Capsize Tragedy Rises to More Than 70

Headline from Voice of America, on the newest of 2 developments

The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were missing

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. At Least 10 Dead, 60 Missing After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  2. Newest

    Death Toll in Nigeria Boat Capsize Tragedy Rises to More Than 70

    Headline from Voice of America ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Nigerian boat accident death toll rises to 76, president says (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Vessel capsized in Ogbaru area of Anambra state, one of 29 to have experienced heavy flooding this year

  2. Voice of America

    At Least 10 Dead, 60 Missing After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    Anambra is among the 29 of Nigeria's 36 states to have experienced heavy flooding this year

  3. Voice of America

    Death Toll in Nigeria Boat Capsize Tragedy Rises to More Than 70 (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were missing

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Boat capsizes amid floods in southeast Nigeria; 76 missing (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A boat overloaded with passengers fleeing flooding in southeastern Nigeria capsized and 76 people remain missing days later and are feared dead, emergency officials said Monday.

  5. CBS News

    Almost 80 people killed as boat capsizes in flood-swollen river in Nigeria (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    An emergency management official said the water level in the Niger River was "very high and too risky for a smooth search and rescue operation."

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: 76 dead after overloaded boat capsizes | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Nigeria's president says some 85 people were on board when the boat capsized in the country's flood-devastated southwest.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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