200 feared dead in Congo boat capsize

By IANS
Sunday, September 5, 2010

KINSHASA - At least 200 people were feared dead after their boat caught fire and capsized on a river in the Congo, Xinhua reported.

The boat overturned after its engine caught fire on the Kasai river in central Congo Saturday night, local media reports quoted a survivor as saying.

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