At least 129 dead after boat capsizes in DR Congo: Officials

AFP , Sunday 14 Dec 2014

At least 129 people drowned after a boat capsized Thursday night on Lake Tanganyika in the southeast of Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a new official death toll.

"Rescue workers recovered a total of 129 bodies," an official told AFP.

On Saturday, the provincial government said at least 26 people had died.

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