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Eight dead and an estimated 100 people missing after the latest Nigeria boat accident
[AFRICANEWS] Eight passengers were confirmed dead and an estimated 100 were missing after their overloaded boat capsized in north-central Nigeria, the emergency services said Tuesday.It is the latest in a series of deadly boat accidents that increasingly point to regulatory failures. The passengers were being conveyed from Niger state's Borgu district to a market in the neighbouring Kebbi state on Monday afternoon when the boat overturned in the Niger River, according to Niger State Emergency Management Agency front man Ibrahim Audu. "The boat was overloaded so the strong wind affected them," Audu said. He said the boat's capacity is 100 passengers but it was estimated to be carrying a much higher number, in addition to bags of grain, making it difficult to control when it began to sink. Hank Johnson nods in an "I tol' you so about Guam" Villagers were helping local divers and emergency officials to search for the missing passengers, many of whom were women, Audu said. He could not say how many people had survived. Posted by: Fred 2024-01-17 |
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