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Around 20 dead after boat sinks on DR Congo lake

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Around 20 dead after boat sinks on DR Congo lake

Residents gather to witness the search and rescue mission after a boat ferrying passengers and goods from the Minova villages sank in Lake Kivu near the Port of Kituku in Goma. [Reuters]

Rescuers have recovered some 20 bodies after a boat carrying people and merchandise capsized Thursday on Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo, security and harbour sources said.

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