42 die as boat sinks in DRC

2008-07-25 12:18

Kinshasa - At least 42 passengers drowned and more than 100 were missing after their boat sank on the river Oubangui in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said local officials and a radio report on Friday.

Rescue workers had saved 22 passengers, but recovered 42 bodies from the river, which ran along DRC's border with the Central African Republic, Felix Ibula, an official with the authorities in nearby Gbadolite, said.

- AFP