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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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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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42 people killed after ferry capsizes in Nigeria, says official
An emergency official in Nigeria says at least 42 people drowned and rescuers are searching for about 200 missing victims from a ferry that broke up in stormy weather on the Niger River.
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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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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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42 people killed after ferry capsizes in Nigeria, says official
An emergency official in Nigeria says at least 42 people drowned and rescuers are searching for about 200 missing victims from a ferry that broke up in stormy weather on the Niger River.
