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200 feared dead in Congo boat capsize

International Desk |
Update: 2010-09-05 14:24:35
200 feared dead in Congo boat capsize

Kinshasa: At least 200 people were feared dead after their boat caught fire and capsized on a river in the Congo, Xinhua reported.

The boat overturned after its engine caught fire on the Kasai river in central Congo Saturday night, local media reports quoted a survivor as saying.

BDST: 0954 HRS, September 06, 2010

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