At Least 145 People Feared Dead After Congo Boat Sinking

At Least 145 People Feared Dead After Congo Boat Sinking
A river in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a file photo. Alexis Huguet/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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KINSHASA, Congo—At least 145 passengers are missing and feared dead after a motorized boat overloaded with goods and animals sank at night on a river in northwestern Congo, authorities said Thursday.

About 55 people survived the disaster, officials said. The boat had been traveling to neighboring Republic of Congo when it went capsized the Lulonga River late Tuesday near the town of Basankusu.