The number of people who died after a motorized wooden boat caught fire and capsized in the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 148, officials said on Friday.

Hundreds have been killed in boat accidents in recent years as more people abandon the few available roads for wooden vessels packed with passengers and their goods. “Our magnificent Congo River ...

The boat was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River ...

The tragic incident occurred near Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province when a packed wooden boat ...

A boat has capsized after catching fire in northwestern Congo, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds missing, a local official said on Wednesday. Dozens were saved following the accident on ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from a boat crash in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 from 50 with more than 100 still missing, officials said Friday. The boat capsized Tuesday after ...