The boat was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River located in the country’s northwest region on Tuesday, as per the reports.

The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, ...

The boat was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River located in the country’s northwest region on Tuesday, as per the reports.

The vessel was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it capsized in the Congo River, located in the country’s north-western region, according to the reports.

About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...

At least 148 people were found dead in Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized, media reports citing local officials said on Friday.