"Many dead" as Nigeria Boat Sinks

World | March 4, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

About 80 people are missing after a boat sank in north-western Nigeria. The boat sank on the River Niger in Kebbi State on Saturday but reports of the accident just started to emerge on Monday. It was carrying about 100 people when it reportedly hit a rock and capsized near the village of Besse. Five survivors have been found, along with nine bodies according to a spokesman for Kebbi State.

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