As a result of the collapse of the passenger boat in the equatorial province in the West, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to preliminary data, was killed by 86 people.
As the local media reported, a motor boat that followed the Basankus river, turned over for an unidentified reason. It is known that eight people managed to save with the help of residents of the nearest villages.
it is assumed that the cause of the tragedy could be overloading the vessel and its movement at night.
search and rescue work continues. At the same time, the exact number of people on board remains unknown.
in a country with a tropical climate rich in forests, rivers and lakes, a transport network outside of large cities is poorly developed. Therefore, many residents use water routes. However, the operation of old, poorly served and often overloaded vessels regularly leads to mortgage incidents.