By Jean-Yves Kamale, KINSHASA
DR Congo
Dozens of people are dead and several others are reported missing after two boats collided on the Congo River near Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday.
In dramatic images taken
moments after they crashed into one another, horrified residents can be seen
watching from the riverbank as small boats raced out in a bid to rescue
passengers.
It was not immediately clear
how many were saved or what caused the accident between the two boats which
were loaded with people and goods.
It was not known what caused
the boats loaded with people and goods to collide.
Deadly boating accidents occur frequently in Congo as crews often overload small wooden vessels.
Rivers are
key to transport in the vast central African country with some of the world’s
least developed road infrastructure. Most river traffic is run by small,
informal operators, and officials have warned that adherence to maritime
regulations is poor.
In January, most of the 50
passengers aboard a wooden boat that capsized on a lake in eastern Congo were presumed dead.
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