# At least 41 killed after boat capsizes on DRC’s Lake Tanganyika

https://mins.news/en/item/73241

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-25 00:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/at-least-41-die-as-boat-capsizes-in-drcs-lake-tanganyika?traffic_source=rss

> At least 41 people died and 49 were rescued after a boat carrying about 100 passengers and cargo overturned on Lake Tanganyika near Mapera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The vessel was traveling from Tanzania’s Kigoma to Kalemie, and search teams are looking for those still missing. The cause is unknown.

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