A fire on motorized wooden boat in DR Congo has claimed many lives, but officials say the death toll is far lower than the ...

At least 148 people were reportedly killed after a boat caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo; officials estimate that hundreds of people are still missing.

The catastrophe unfolded when a fire started while a person was cooking on board the boat that was carrying some 500 ...

The motorized wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire near the town of Mbandaka, Compétent Loyoko, the river commissioner, told The Associated Press. The boat, HB Kongolo, had left the ...

The search for the missing was underway Wednesday with rescue teams supported by the Red Cross and provincial authorities.The ...