More than 100 dead in Nigeria river boat accident
A boat sails along the Niger River in Mopti. In Nigeria, river capsizes are common due to overloading, lax safety procedures and heavy flooding in the rainy season. – AFP pic, June 14, 2023.
MORE than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said yesterday. Details about the accident in Kwara State were still emerging, but it was the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria where river capsizes are common due to overloading, lax safety procedures and heavy flooding in the rainy season.
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