100 people are feared missing in the
Central African Republic after a boat
caught fire and sank on a river in the
impoverished country earlier in the week,
officials said on Thursday.
The accident occurred on Monday, after a
boat carrying an estimated 100 people left
the capital Bangui on the Oubangui River.
Some 125 kilometres downstream, the
boat's motor exploded, starting a fire that
quickly engulfed the vessel as terrified
passengers jumped overboard, an official
with the country's naval forces told AFP.
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