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Coverage dated October 2, 2024

Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say

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Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many perished but witnesses said the…

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  1. Local News 8

    Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many perished but witnesses said the…

  2. Newsweek

    At least 50 dead after boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo (opens Newsweek)

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    Witnesses said the overcrowded boat sank just meters from the dock in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    GOMA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many perished but witnesses said they saw rescue serv…

  4. Triblive

    Boat capsizes on lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say (opens Triblive)

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    GOMA, Congo — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many perished but witnesses said they saw rescue

  5. Deutsche Welle

    DR Congo: Dozens dead after Lake Kivu boat capsizes (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A vessel carrying hundreds of passengers sank in Lake Kivu with reports that at least 78 people have died.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Boat capsizes in Democratic Republic of Congo (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Video shows the moment a boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo.

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