Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency says 14 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where around 150 passengers are missing after a boat capsized late Tuesday. Authorities say the tragedy was caused by overloading the boat.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger when it overturned on Tuesday night, said Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema) head Abdullahi Baba Arah.

Death toll from the Niger State boat mishap has risen to 42 as rescue teams recover more bodies. The boat, carrying 300 passengers to a Mawlid celebration, capsized.