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Authorities fear 40 dead in east Congo after boat capsizes

by Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro
| January 6, 2021 7:39 AM

BENI, Congo (AP) — Authorities in eastern Congo fear more than 40 people are dead after a motorized wooden boat capsized on Lake Kivu overnight, officials said Wednesday.

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