Published : 26 Sep 2026, 10:17 AM
Updated : 26 Sep 2026, 10:17 AM
More than 40 people were missing on Friday after a passenger boat sank on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an official said.
The incident occurred on Thursday and 84 people were on board, including 12 crew members, Norris Mulongoy, transport minister for Tanganyika province, said in a statement.
As of Friday, 43 people, including three children and four Tanzanian nationals, were among the survivors, Mulongoy said.
The statement did not include information on what might have caused the sinking.
River boats are the main form of transport in many rural parts of Congo, but vessels are often outdated and accidents are frequent.
