At least 12 dead after boat capsizes in southern Cote d'Ivoire


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Apr 2025

ABIDJAN, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A canoe carrying a group of people capsized on Monday in a lagoon in Dabou department, about 50 km from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital, resulting in at least 12 deaths, a security source told Xinhua on Tuesday.

The passengers, all from the village of Tiaha, had traveled by boat to the nearby Kaka village to attend a Christian celebration. The boat overturned on its return journey, when its engine suddenly failed, according to the source.

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