Nairobi, July 27 /TASS /. At least 13 people were killed, dozens of people missed more after the ship rolled up the river in Nigeria Nigeria. This has been reported by Reuters.
According to him, a total of about 100 people were on wooden boats, who were heading to the nearby market.
According to local officials Ishiya Akil, the exact cause of the incident has not been established, but the ship may be overturned due to overload. According to available information, 13 passengers were dead, 26, mostly women and children, were saved. The rest is missing. Rescue work is being conducted at the location of the tragedy, maybe the number of victims will then increase.
Such incidents are quite popular in Nigeria, including Nigeria. About nine months ago, a boat moved with a group of people who returned from a religious vacation. As a result, at least 60 people died, mostly women and children.