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22:41, 16-Jul-2017
27 killed, 54 missing in DR Congo boat sinking
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At least 27 people have been confirmed dead in a boat capsize that took place earlier this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, AFP reported citing a local official on Sunday.
The accident happened overnight Thursday to Friday on the Kasai River, a tributary of the Congo River, in the western province Bandundu province.
Fifty-four others are still missing.
"Rigorous" checks had confirmed "at this stage" the death toll and those who are unaccounted for, said the administrator of Idiofa territory, Jacques Mbila.
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