At least 50 killed as boat capsizes in eastern Congo lake – Times of India

Boat capsizes in eastern Congo lake (Picture credit: X) A boat carrying around 100 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, resulting in at least 50 deaths, according to an AP report citing witnesses.The overloaded boat, traveling from Minova in South Kivu province to Goma in North Kivu province, sank while attempting to dock near the port of Kituku. Rescue services recovered at least 50 bodies, but the exact number of people on board remains unclear.Ten survivors were taken to Kyeshero hospital.Local authorities said rescue operations are still ongoing.South Kivu province governor Jean-Jacques Purusi informed a local radio station, “This boat was carrying about a hundred people when it had the capacity for about thirty passengers.”Bienfait Sematumba, who lost four family members, said, “They are all dead. I am alone now. If the authorities had ended the war, this shipwreck would never have happened.”A witness at Kituku port, Francine Munyi, said,…