More than 100 people are now confirmed dead after a boat ferrying wedding guests overturned Monday in the river Niger around north-central Nigeria, local police said.
More than 100 people are now confirmed dead after a boat ferrying hundreds of wedding guests overturned Monday in the river Niger around north-central Nigeria, local police said.
“All efforts to draw the attention of the villagers hosting the wedding ceremony for assistance by the persons in the boat proved abortive, leading to the deaths of about 106 people,” the statement added. “It was early on Monday between 3:00 - 4:00 am. As they sailed, the boat hit a tree branch hiding in the water and it split into two. The volume of water was high, so it carried the passengers away,” he added, while describing the accident as “a big tragedy.”The Nigerian Meteorological Agency had warned of heavy rains that could trigger floods this month as the country observes its rainy season.
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