As many as 140 people are feared dead after a boat sank on the Kasai River , a tributary of the Congo River , in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The central African country, of equivalent size to western Europe, has very poor road infrastructure, meaning that many people travel on boats, which are often overloaded. The boat involved in the accident was travelling to the capital city, Kinshasa , from the town of Mushie . The accident occurred in the province of Bandundu , approximately 30 km (20 miles) from the provincial capital, where officials reportedly held a crisis meeting to deal with the incident.
As many as 140 people are feared dead after a boat sank on the , a tributary of the , in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The central African country, of equivalent size to western Europe, has very poor road infrastructure, meaning that many people travel on boats, which are often overloaded. The boat involved in the accident was travelling to the capital city, , from the town of . The accident occurred in the province of , approximately 30 km (20 miles) from the provincial capital, where officials reportedly held a crisis meeting to deal with the incident.
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