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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Christina Malkia

More than 80 passengers killed in the latest boat accident in Congo

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A boat carrying more than 270 passengers has capsized on a river near Congo's capital of Kinshasa, leaving more than 80 dead, President Félix Tshisekedi said Wednesday.

It was the latest deadly boat accident in the central African country where overloading is often blamed, including in February when dozens lost their lives after an overloaded boat sank.

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