37 die in another DR Congo boat mishap

Kinshasa: Thirty-seven bodies have been recovered after another boat sinking in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Tuesday, a week after a vessel capsized with nearly 130 people on board. Sixteen survivers were found near the spot where the boat sunk on a river in the country’s east on April 9, acting governor Papy Omeonga Tchopa of Maniema province said on Tuesday. (AFP)