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A boat capsizing in north-central Nigeria killed at least 24 people. Dozens of others are missing

Por: ABC News World September 11, 2023

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ABUJA, Nigeria -- A boat capsized in north-central early Sunday, killing at least two dozen people and leaving many others missing amid a frantic rescue effort, emergency officials said.The victims, mostly women and children, drowned while travelling on the wooden boat in the Nigerian state of Niger in the Mokwa district. The boat was carrying more than 100 passengers, according to Zainab Sulaiman, head of Nigeria’s National Emergency... + full article



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