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At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River

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At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River

Lagos: A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country’s busy waterways. The disaster happened on the Niger, near Dambo in Kogi state, at a point where West Africa’s mightiest river can be more…

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Boat Carrying 9 Pilgrims Capsizes In UP’s Saryau River, 1 Missing

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Boat Carrying 9 Pilgrims Capsizes In UP’s Saryau River, 1 Missing

The incident happened when the boat was trying to make a turn on the river. (Representational) One person went missing after a boat carrying nine pilgrims capsized on Friday in the Sarayu river in Ayodhya, an official said. According to the official, while the local divers and SDRF personnel rescued eight persons, a 29-year-old woman…

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