Divers searching for missing passengers of the ill-fated boat which was reportedly carrying over 300 people across the Lukenie River.
Residents of riverside communities in Congo rely on wooden ferries known as “balanieres” to travel between home and work in areas where there are often no roads. AP file photoafter a riverboat carrying more than 300 passengers split in two and sank, a local police official said. Many were missing.
The majority of people on the vessel were local government officials, according to Martin Nakweti, the acting police chief in Mai-Ndombe province's Oshwe territory, where the incident took place on Tuesday. Police and divers searched the Lukenie River for missing passengers as officials awaited more information to help them to assess what caused the boat to fail.
Residents of riverside communities in Congo rely on wooden ferries known as “balanieres” to travel between home and work in areas where there are often no roads.
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