The central African country’s capital is on the southern bank of the Congo River, the second-longest river in Africa, and is prone to flooding. The Ndjili River flows through parts of Kinshasa ...

Dozens were saved following the accident on the Congo River late on Tuesday night, many of them with bad burns. The search for the missing was underway Wednesday with rescue teams supported by the ...

At least 148 people were found dead in Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized, media reports citing local officials said on Friday.

As a result of a boat fire on the Congo River near Kinshasa, at least 148 people have died, and over 100 are still missing.

Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out, according to Josephine-Pacifique Lokumu, head of a delegation of ...

Kinshasa, Apr 19 (EFE).— At least 148 people have died and 100 remain missing after a wooden riverboat caught fire and sank on the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country's northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...

ALBAWABA - Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Friday that a fire on an overloaded wooden boat on the Congo River had killed at least 148 people and left hundreds more missing.

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Friday. Hundreds of passengers were ...

The Congo River is the second-longest river in Africa, after the Nile. Boat accidents are common in Congo due to overcrowded vessels, with passengers often not given safety jackets. Boat travel ...