A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many died but witnesses said they saw rescue services recover at least 50 bodies from the water.

At least 50 individuals died this week after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses told the Associated Press (AP). While the exact number of passengers on board remains unclear,

A Congolese governor says at least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu

By Djaffar Al Katanty and Ange Kasongo GOMA (Reuters) -At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said.

Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reported at least 23 people are dead after an overloaded boat capsized in Lake Kivu about 100 meters from shore near Goma in the eastern North Kivu region.

At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said. According to Jean-Jacques Purusi, governor of the South Kivu province,