At least 41 die as boat capsizes in DRC’s Lake Tanganyika

About 100 people, as well as cargo, were reportedly on board the vessel when it sank on Lake Tanganyika.

A ferry is docked in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on October 8, 2024 [Justin Kabumba/AP]

At least 41 people have died, and 49 others have been rescued, after a boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Norris Mulongoyi, the provincial transport minister for DRC’s Tanganyika province, told The Associated Press news agency that search operations were under way to locate the remaining passengers.

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The boat was reportedly carrying about 100 people and cargo when it capsized near the Congolese village of Mapera.

The vessel was travelling from the port of Kigoma in Tanzania to the city of Kalemie in DRC when it sank on Thursday.

A survivor identified as Annie Moyoni told Radio Okapi, a UN-backed Congolese broadcaster, that passengers were awakened at about 1am and found the boat tilting to one side.

It is unclear what caused the vessel to capsize, but hundreds of people have been killed in boat disasters in the DRC in recent years, according to the AP. Vessels are often overloaded and lack life jackets.

For many in the DRC, travelling by boat is the cheapest and most affordable way to get around. The country is one of the poorest in the world and lacks sufficient infrastructure for its more than 100 million people.

The sinking was the second loss of a Congolese vessel on the Kigoma-Kalemie route in less than a month.

On August 28, the Congolese vessel MV Pacifique caught fire and exploded at the port of Kigoma while loading fuel, according to Radio Okapi.

Six crew members were killed, and a seventh was reported missing, Radio Okapi said, citing port authorities. The vessel operated between Kigoma and Kalemie and was used to transport fuel.

At least 20 people also died when a wooden boat carrying students returning from state exams sank in central DRC in July.

据报道，这艘船在坦噶尼喀湖沉没时，船上约有 100 人和货物。

2024年10月8日，一艘渡轮停靠在刚果民主共和国戈马港。[Justin Kabumba/AP]

在刚果民主共和国（DRC）坦噶尼喀湖上，一艘船只倾覆，造成至少 41 人死亡，另有 49 人获救。

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据报道，这艘船在刚果马佩拉村附近倾覆时，船上载有约 100 人和货物。

该船于周四从坦桑尼亚基戈马港驶往刚果民主共和国卡莱米市时沉没。

一名名叫安妮·莫约尼的幸存者告诉联合国支持的刚果广播电台“奥卡皮电台”，乘客们在凌晨 1 点左右被叫醒，发现船向一侧倾斜。

目前尚不清楚是什么原因导致船只倾覆，但据美联社报道，近年来刚果民主共和国已有数百人死于船只事故。这些船只经常超载，而且缺乏救生衣。

对刚果民主共和国的许多人来说，乘船出行是最便宜、最经济实惠的交通方式。该国是世界上最贫穷的国家之一，基础设施不足以满足其超过1亿人口的需求。

这是不到一个月内，刚果船只在基戈马-卡莱米航线上发生的第二起沉没事故。

据 Radio Okapi 报道，8 月 28 日，刚果（金）货轮 MV Pacifique 在基戈马港装载燃料时起火爆炸。

据奥卡皮电台援引港口当局的消息报道，事故造成六名船员死亡，另有一人失踪。该船往返于基戈马和卡莱米之间，主要用于运输燃料。

7 月，一艘载着参加完国家考试的学生返程的木船在刚果民主共和国中部沉没，造成至少 20 人死亡。