Democratic Republic Of Congo
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (GaeaTimes.com)- Hendrik Coetzee, a highly-acclaimed outdoorsmen is presumed to be dead after he was involved in a tragic incident on the Lukuga River where he was dragged into the water by a crocodile after it attacked his kayak.
KINSHASA, Congo - A capsized boat that killed as many as 200 people was carrying four times as many people as the passenger list claimed, and boat operators bribed officials to allow them to overload the vessel, a Congolese official said investigators have found.
KINSHASA, Congo - In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life.
KINSHASA, Congo - Survivors who swam to safety after their overcrowded boat capsized over the weekend said nearby fishermen refused to help drowning passengers in the dark of night, instead looting the goods aboard the burning vessel and beating people with oars.
KINSHASA, Congo - Two boats capsized over the weekend in separate incidents on Congo's vast rivers, leaving 70 people dead and 200 others feared dead, and both vessels were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures, officials said Sunday.
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