At least 20 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Congo

At least 20 people have died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The boat, which capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe on Thursday, was carrying passengers to the capital, Kinshasa. Speaking to The Associated Press via telephone on Saturday, Emmanuel Bola, a resident of the nearby town of Inongo, said that the boat was traveling from the town of Kiri to Kinshasa when it capsized between the villages of Bobeni and Lobeke around 8 p.m. Thursday night.