Scores missing, 13 dead in Congo boat accident: president
Fishermen work on the Lake Kivu in Goma on July 12, 2016. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said 13 people died after a boat sank in the lake. PHOTO | EDUARDO SOTERAS | AFP
Thirteen people are dead and 142 still missing from a passenger boat that sank this week on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the president said on Thursday.
Deadly boat accidents are common in Congo, which has few tarred roads across its vast, forested interior and where vessels are frequently loaded well beyond their capacity.
