The vessel was traveling from Kigoma, Tanzania, to the city of Kalemie in DR Congo’s Tanganyika province when it capsized, according to an official.
A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsized Thursday, leaving at least 41 people dead, local authorities said.
The boat was carrying about 100 people as well as cargo, said Norris Mulongoyi, the provincial transport minister for Tanganyika province, adding that 49 people have been rescued and a search is ongoing for the remaining passengers.
“The vessel, traveling from Kigoma, Tanzania, to the city of Kalemie in the Congo’s Tanganyika province, capsized near the village of Mapera,” Mulongoyi told The Associated Press.
Lake Tanganyika is the world’s largest freshwater lake by water volume and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal.
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