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2021 Congo River disaster
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On 15 February 2021, a ship sank in the Congo River in Mai-Ndombe province, near Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[1] killing at least 60 people
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Our magnificent Congo River and the lakes our country abounds in have become huge cemeteries for the Congolese people. This is unacceptable
said Bofili
The death toll among the 500 passengers on board was extremely high.
[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/congo-boat-disaster-death-toll-rises-to-148-with-more-than-100-still-missing senator Jean-Paul Boketsu