At least 78 people killed after boat capsizes in DRC

At least 78 people have died after a boat capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a provincial governor said.

Governor of South Kivu province Jean Jacques Purisi told the Reuters news agency on Thursday that 278 people had been on board the boat before it overturned.

“It’ll take at least three days to get the exact numbers, because not all the bodies have been found yet,” Purisi told Reuters.