At least 38 people have died and more than 100 others remain missing after a ferry carrying passengers travelling for Christmas capsized on a river in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Twenty people have been rescued so far after the ferry sank late on Friday in the Busira River. According to Ingende resident Ndolo Kaddy, the ferry carried more than 400 people because it made two ports... so there is reason to believe there were more deaths.
Congolese officials have often warned against overloading boats and pledged to punish those violating safety measures on rivers. However, in remote areas, many people cannot afford public transportation on the few available roads.
The incident comes less than four days after another boat capsized in the country's northeast, killing 25 people. At least 78 people drowned in October when a boat... capsized on Lake Kivu.
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