50 to 150 Feared Dead After Ferry Capsizes
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At least 50 people and as many as 150 were feared drowned after a ferry capsized in the harbor of the eastern Congolese lakeside town of Goma, officials said.
Passengers and people who had come to see them off had rushed aboard the boat to take shelter when it started to rain heavily, officials said, and the boat capsized.
“Between 50 and 150 people are feared dead in this accident,” said Jean-Pierre Kisanga, spokesman for the Rwandan-backed Congolese Rally for Democracy, a rebel movement that controls much of eastern Congo.
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