Boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, around 78 people found dead
Residents gather to witness the search and rescue mission after a boat ferrying passengers and goods from the Minova villages sank in Lake Kivu near the Port of Kituku in Goma, North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 3, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said.
Relatives sobbed on shore as victims were placed in body bags and carried away, a Reuters witness said, and video footage shared widely online showed a packed multi-deck vessel listing sideways in calm waters before it overturned and pitched flailing passengers into the lake.
