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Congo River boat collision leaves at least 30 dead, dozens still missing: officials

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Associated Press. (2026, October 5). Congo River boat collision leaves at least 30 dead, dozens still missing: officials. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/world-news/boat-collision-on-the-congo-river-killed-at-least-30-and-dozens-are-missing-officials-say/

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Local authorities in Congo reported that two boats collided on the Congo River near Ngombe-Lukolela in the Equateur province, resulting in at least 30 deaths and numerous people still missing. The collision occurred during nighttime navigation when one boat was traveling from Ubangi to Kinshasa and another from Kinshasa towards Lukolela. An anonymous witness stated that one of the boats was overloaded with goods and sank after colliding. This incident highlights ongoing safety concerns related to late-night travel, overcrowding, and poor infrastructure in Congo’s waterways, where similar accidents frequently occur.

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On Sunday evening, two motorized boats collided near Ngombe-Lukolela in Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), resulting in at least 30 deaths and dozens missing. One vessel was traveling from Ubangi to the capital, Kinshasa, while the other was heading in the opposite direction from Kinshasa towards Lukolela. The cause of the collision remains unclear, but a security force member witnessed that one boat was overloaded with goods when it hit the other boat coming from Kinshasa. Provincial interior minister Crispin Mputu stated that search efforts are ongoing for additional survivors and victims. This incident highlights the dangers of nighttime river travel in the DRC, which has been historically associated with many accidents.

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Congo River boat collision leaves at least 30 dead, dozens still missing: officials asserted

dozens → leave → 30

Two boats collided over the weekend on the Congo River, killing at least 30 people and leaving dozens missing, local authorities in Congo said Monday. asserted

authorities → collide → Congo

The motorized wooden boats crashed into one another on Sunday evening near the Ngombe-Lukolela area in the province of Equateur, according to the provincial interior minister, Crispin Mputu. uncertain

boats → crash → minister

Mputu said nighttime boat navigation has led to many accidents in the past. asserted

navigation → say → past

The minister told The Associated Press that the 30 killed in the crash have already been buried. asserted

30 → tell → crash

One boat was traveling from Ubangi, in the northwest, to the capital of Kinshasa, and the other from Kinshasa to Lukolela, close to where the collision happened, Mputu said, and added that search efforts continue to find more victims and survivors. A member of the security forces who said he witnessed the crash from the riverbank told the AP that the “returning from Ubangi was overloaded with goods and collided with the one coming from Kinshasa. asserted

returning → travel → Kinshasa

“Almost all the passengers on board were trapped underwater, and the boat itself also sank,” he added, speaking on condition of anonymity, because he was not authorized to speak publicly without permission from his superiors. asserted

he → trap → superiors

Deadly boating tragedies are common in the central African country, where late-night travel and overcrowded vessels are often blamed. asserted

travel → blame → country

Poor safety standards and lack of infrastructure in remote parts of the country also contribute to the hundreds killed in boat disasters in recent years. asserted

standards → contribute → years

In July, a wooden boat transporting students back from state exams sank in central, killing at least 20 people. asserted

boat → transport → people

The vessel was traveling in Kasai province when it sank while entering the confluence of the Sankuru and Kasai rivers. asserted

it → travel → rivers

Congo River boat collision leaves at least 30 dead, dozens still missing: officials

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