A boat carrying more than 100 passengers capsized on the Fimi River in central Congo, resulting in at least 25 deaths. The overloaded vessel, also carrying goods, sank shortly after departing from Inongo. Search efforts are underway amid concerns that the death toll could be much higher.
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A search was underway for the missing hours later on Tuesday as concerns rose that the death toll could be far higher.
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