On June 15, upon hearing the news of the boat capsize on the Niger River in Kwara State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, which killed more than 100 people, President Vo Van Thuong sent a telegram of condolences to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
The Niger River where the boat capsized on June 13. (Source: The Guardian)
At least 103 people have drowned in Kwara state, located in north-central Nigeria, after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities confirmed on June 13.
This is the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria, where river boat accidents are common due to overloading, lax safety regulations and heavy flooding during the rainy season.
The Niger River - the major waterway of West Africa - runs in a crescent shape through Guinea to Nigeria's Niger Delta and is a key inland trade route for several countries.
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