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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Dozens Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes In Nigeria
Dozens of people were feared dead after a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, a waterways agency spokesperson said on Friday.
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Over 100 Dead After Boat Carrying Wedding Guests Capsizes In Nigeria
More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said on Tuesday.
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76 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Flooded River In Nigeria
Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday.
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More Than 150 Feared Drowned In Nigeria Boat Accident
More than 150 people were missing and feared drowned in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying passengers to a market sank in the Niger River, local officials said.
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30 Dead As Overloaded Boat Capsizes In Nigeria
The boat ferrying 100 local traders split into two after hitting a stump during a windstorm as they were returning from a market on Saturday. Thirty people drowned when the boat capsized in central Nigeria's Niger state.
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6 Children Drown in Nigeria as Boat Going to School Capsizes
Six children have drowned after the boat taking them to school capsized in a waterway in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, an emergency management agency spokesman said on Thursday.
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Nine Girls Die After Nigeria Boat Capsizes: Official
Nine teenage girls died and three were listed missing after a passenger boat capsized on a river in northern Nigeria, an emergency services official said on Wednesday.
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At least 45 dead as boat carrying 166 sinks off Nigeria
At least 45 people died when a wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized off the coast, a doctor said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian boat with 166 people on board sinks at sea
A wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized about 40 nautical miles off the coast, with only two known survivors, emergency services and local traders said on Tuesday.
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Nigeria: At Least 27 Dead, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Niger River
A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.
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Dozens Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes In Nigeria
Dozens of people were feared dead after a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, a waterways agency spokesperson said on Friday.
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Over 100 Dead After Boat Carrying Wedding Guests Capsizes In Nigeria
More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said on Tuesday.
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76 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Flooded River In Nigeria
Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday.
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More Than 150 Feared Drowned In Nigeria Boat Accident
More than 150 people were missing and feared drowned in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying passengers to a market sank in the Niger River, local officials said.
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30 Dead As Overloaded Boat Capsizes In Nigeria
The boat ferrying 100 local traders split into two after hitting a stump during a windstorm as they were returning from a market on Saturday. Thirty people drowned when the boat capsized in central Nigeria's Niger state.
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6 Children Drown in Nigeria as Boat Going to School Capsizes
Six children have drowned after the boat taking them to school capsized in a waterway in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, an emergency management agency spokesman said on Thursday.
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Nine Girls Die After Nigeria Boat Capsizes: Official
Nine teenage girls died and three were listed missing after a passenger boat capsized on a river in northern Nigeria, an emergency services official said on Wednesday.
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At least 45 dead as boat carrying 166 sinks off Nigeria
At least 45 people died when a wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized off the coast, a doctor said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian boat with 166 people on board sinks at sea
A wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized about 40 nautical miles off the coast, with only two known survivors, emergency services and local traders said on Tuesday.
