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  Congo: 38 dead, over 100 missing after ferry capsizes in Busira river

  World | Dec 22, 2024, 11:44 AM IST

  The officials in Congo have often warned people against overloading and said to take punitive actions against those who violate safety measures for water transportation. In another accident, at least 78 people lost their lives in October when an overloaded boat sank in the country's east.

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  No life jackets, divers onboard capsized boat: Minister

  India | Jan 27, 2014, 03:52 PM IST

  Port Blair/New Delhi: There were no life jackets and divers on board the ill-fated boat that capsized in Andaman and Nicobar Islands killing at least 21 people, Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said.  Eyewitnesses to