Най-малко 60 мъртви след потъване на лодка в Нигерия, служители казват
Най-малко 60 души са починали, а още десетки са били избавени, откакто лодка, пренасяща повече от 100 пасажери, е трансферирана в северно-централната страна на Нигерия, съгласно локалните чиновници. the town of Dugga on Nigeria’s Kainji reservoir.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said on Wednesday that the incident occurred when a vessel struck a submerged tree stump near the Gausawa community in Borgu Local Government Area.
“The cause was attributed to overloading and collision with a tree stump, ” the agency told local newspaper, Daily Trust.
NSEMA said women and children were on board the vessel, which it said was heading to Dugga for a “condolence visit ”.
Abdullahi Baba Ara, NSEMA’s director general and chair of Borgu Local Government Area, said the number of casualties was still rising while rescue operations were continuing “for possible recovery of missing persons ”.
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