KIGALI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people are now confirmed to have been killed after a boat capsized on a river in eastern Rwanda, an official said Sunday.
The accident occurred Friday evening on River Mugesera in Rwamagana District. The boat was carrying passengers, mainly farmers who were returning from harvesting their produce in the Rukumberi sector in Ngoma district, heading to Rwamagana district, when it blew a strong wind. The boat capsized before it sank, according to local officials.
