KINSHASA, Congo, 21st August, 2024 (WAM) -- A boat accident on the Lukeni river in western Congo over the weekend left at least 20 people dead and hundreds missing, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing a local official on Tuesday.
In the latest accident, the motorised wooden boat was carrying about 300 passengers and navigating by night when it crashed into a sunken barge, Kutu territory administrator Jacques Nzenza Mongie said during a news conference.
At least 20 corpses were found during searches Tuesday, Mongie told AP. An additional 46 people were rescued and hundreds were still missing, he said.