Africa NewsAt Least 60 Killed After Passenger Barge Crashes on Congo RiverSavePrintThis image taken from Google Maps show Congo river, where the passenger barge crashed, in Republic of Congo. Google MapsReuters2/15/2021|Updated: 2/15/2021 KINSHASA—At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people became shipwrecked on the Congo river at night, Democratic Republic of Congo’s humanitarian affairs minister said on Monday.Share this articleLeave a commentReutersAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesAir India Disaster Is First Fatal Boeing 787 AccidentJun 13, 2025Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Thailand After Bomb Threat, No Devices FoundJun 13, 2025Russia Hits Ukraine’s Kharkiv With Deadly Nighttime Barrage of DronesJun 12, 2025Austria Comes to a Standstill to Mourn School Shooting VictimsJun 11, 2025Related TopicsCongocrashpassengerBargeCommentSaveShare