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| Hundred feared dead in Congo lake | Hundred feared dead in Congo lake |
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| At least 100 passengers are feared dead after a boat sank on Lake Tanganyika, off the Democratic Republic of Congo. | At least 100 passengers are feared dead after a boat sank on Lake Tanganyika, off the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| The vessel was travelling from the town of Kalemie, in the south-east, to Moba at the time. | The vessel was travelling from the town of Kalemie, in the south-east, to Moba at the time. |
| Few details are known, but a Congolese maritime official said there were not thought to be any survivors. Thirteen bodies have so far been recovered. | |
| Bad weather causes many accidents on the lake at this time of year, but rarely is such a big boat affected. | Bad weather causes many accidents on the lake at this time of year, but rarely is such a big boat affected. |
| "Thirteen bodies have been recovered, including nine children," a maritime inspector in Kalemie told the AFP news agency. | |
| Boating disasters on Lake Tanganyika have become frequent occurrences in recent years. | Boating disasters on Lake Tanganyika have become frequent occurrences in recent years. |
| Correspondents say that due to the poor infrastructure in the war-ravaged DR Congo, ferries are the cheapest and most popular form of transport between lakeside towns. |