One of the boats was carrying mostly students who were returning to town for the start of the new school year, residents of the area said.
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One of the boats was carrying mostly students who were returning to town for the start of the new school year, residents of the area said.
By Saikou Jammeh and Justin Makangara
Saikou Jammeh reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Justin Makangara from Kinshasa, Congo.
More than 200 people have died and more than 100 are missing after two separate boat accidents this week in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to residents of the area and local news reports.
Boat capsizes in Congo, killing 86 people, most of them students
Boat capsizes in Congo, killing at least 86, most of them students
At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo
At least 193 killed in two separate boat accidents in northwestern DR Congo
At least 107 killed in Congo boat fire
At least 107 killed in Congo as whaleboat sinks in river
At least 100 dead after boat capsizes in Congo
At least 100 dead after boat capsizes in Cogo
