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Jun
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Greece boat tragedy: At least 209 Pakistanis were on board, data suggests

Greece boat tragedy: At least 209 Pakistanis were on board, data suggests

WORLD
GIBRAN NAIYYAR PESHIMAM AT least 209 Pakistanis were on an overloaded boat that capsized and sank in open seas off Greece last week, according to data shared with Reuters by a Pakistani investigative agency. The figure of 209 is based on information provided by families who came forward to say a relative of theirs had boarded the boat heading from Libya towards Greece and were still missing, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said. The official death toll from the accident still stands at 82 and the number of survivors at 104, of whom 12 were Pakistanis. "An investigation to verify this is…
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Jun
16
2023
By The African Mirror
More than 100 die in Nigerian boat tragedy

More than 100 die in Nigerian boat tragedy

NEWS
AT least 50 people drowned and several others were missing after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's north-central region, residents and state officials said. The wooden boat was ferrying people across a river to Kwara state after a wedding ceremony in neighbouring Niger state when it capsized on Monday night, local residents said. It was not immediately clear how many people were in the boat, but Kwara state government in a statement said the people were from five villages and rescue efforts for possible survivors were still underway. The statement said the Kwara state governor commiserated with the people "on…
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May
30
2021
By The African Mirror
More than 70 dead after boat sinks in Nigeria

More than 70 dead after boat sinks in Nigeria

NEWS
ARDO HAZZAD NIGERIAN authorities have recovered the bodies of more than 70 people after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern state of Kebbi on Wednesday, a state spokesman said. "Seventy-six corpses have so far been recovered, while 22 (people) were rescued, divers are still looking for more bodies," Abubakar Dakingari, spokesman for the Kebbi state governor, said on Friday. The wooden boat was ferrying between 100 and 200 people, according to wide-ranging estimates from authorities and locals.
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