Boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsizes, leaving at least 41 dead
- A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika has capsized, leaving at least 41 people deadKINSHASA, Congo -- A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsized Thursday, leaving at least 41 people dead, local authorities said.
- The boat was carrying about 100 people as well as cargo, said Norris Mulongoyi, the provincial transport minister for Tanganyika province, adding that 49 people have been rescued and a search is ongoing for the remaining passengers.
- “The vessel, traveling from Kigoma, Tanzania, to the city of Kalemie in the Congo’s Tanganyika province, capsized
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- A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika has capsized, leaving at least 41 people deadKINSHASA, Congo -- A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsized Thursday, leaving at least 41 people dead, local authorities said.
- The boat was carrying about 100 people as well as cargo, said Norris Mulongoyi, the provincial transport minister for Tanganyika province, adding that 49 people have been rescued and a search is ongoing for the remaining passengers.
- “The vessel, traveling from Kigoma, Tanzania, to the city of Kalemie in the Congo’s Tanganyika province, capsized
Sources: ABC News