Canoe Capsizes on River; at Least 30 Drown
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A large dugout canoe capsized on the Niger River, drowning at least 30 of its 50 passengers, Nigerian officials said.
Dugout canoes are a major means of transport in communities along the river, and accidents are common.
The boat capsized Thursday while crossing a reservoir near Besse, a farming and fishing town in the northwestern state of Kebbi, said Sani Isgogo, a Ministry of Water Resources official.
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