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Bangui, Central African Republic—At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, the head of civil protection said on Saturday.
According to witnesses and videos on social media, the wooden boat was carrying more than 300 people—some standing and others perched on wooden structures—when it sank on the Mpoko river on Friday. The government sent its condolences to the bereaved families, he said, announcing the opening of an investigation and the setting up of a support system for families of the victims.
He was helped by a local fisherman and residents. Motorbike taxis, meanwhile, evacuated some of the injured.
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