Congo-Kinshasa: Death Toll in Congo's Lake Tanganyika Shipwreck Climbs to More Than 100

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Source: Deutsche Welle

Around 130 people are known to have died after a passenger ship capsized on a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The vessel is reported to have been overloaded when it sank.

The ship is believed to have gone down on Thursday night or in the early hours of Friday, but on Sunday the reported death toll rose dramatically.

"Rescue workers recovered a total of 129 bodies," Laurent Kahozi Sumba, the transport minister for the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga province, said on Sunday. On Saturday, provincial officials had put the death toll at just 26. Sumba also said at least 232 people were known to have survived the accident.

The death toll could rise even further, as the authorities were continuing to search for bodies.

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1. How horrible!

I am so sorry. What do they need?

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2. one of the deepest lakes in the world

and the source of the most amazing concentration of unique cichlid species.
a jawdropping showcase of freshwater lake speciation and utmost natural beauty.