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Ferry capsizes in Congo killing 38 and leaving 100 more missing

Ferry capsizes in Congo killing 38 and leaving 100 more missing

The sinking comes less than four days after another boat capsized in the country’s north-east, leaving 25 people dead

A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in north-eastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and more than 100 others missing, officials and eyewitnesses said on Saturday.

Twenty people have been rescued so far.

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