More than 80 travelers have died in Congo after their boat capsized, president says

KINSHASA, Congo– Congo’s president says more than 80 travelers died after their boat sank in a river near the capital, Kinshasa.

It is the latest fatal ship accident in the central African country, where overloading is often blamed.

The statement quoting President Félix Tshisekedi said the locally-made boat capsized on Monday night in Maï-Ndombe province while carrying more than 100 passengers along the River Kwa.