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Boat Caught fire on Congo River Fatal // Feu De Bateau Sur Le Fleuve Congo Fatal




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Seven people died and 14 more are missing after a boat carrying cargo and passengers caught fire on the Congo River in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Tuesday.

The engine caught fire on Monday evening as the boat passed the town of Lokutu en route from Basoko to the provincial capital of Kisangani, said assistant commissioner of Tshopo district Roger Sende Nange.

Another 41 passengers escaped, he said.

United Nations-sponsored Radio Okapi cited witnesses who said about 100 people died. Boat manifests in Congo often understate the number of passengers. Dozens died near Kisangani in December when a similar boat hit a rock and sank.

The Congo River runs for more than 4 000km and is central to commerce and transport in a country with few paved roads.

FRENCH VERSION

Sept personnes sont mortes et 14 autres sont manquants après qu’un bateau transportant des marchandises et passagers a prisfeu sur le fleuve Congo dans le nord de la Républiquedémocratique du Congo, un responsable local a déclaré mardi.

 

Le moteur a pris feu lundi soir que le bateau a passé la ville deLokutu en direction de Basoko à la capitale de la province deKisangani, adjoint dudit commissaire de district de la TshopoRoger Sende Nange.

 

Un autre 41 passagers s’est échappé, dit-il.

 

Parrainé par les Nations Unies Radio Okapi a cité les témoins quiont dit une centaine de personnes sont morts. Bateau manifestesau Congo sous-estiment souvent le nombre de passagers. Des dizaines sont morts près de Kisangani en décembre quand unbateau similaire a frappé un rocher et a coulé.

 

Le fleuve Congo s’étend sur plus de 4 000km et est au centre decommerce et le transport dans un pays peu de routesasphaltées.




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