•Boat mishap Tragedy has struck in Sokoto State following another boat accident that occurred in the Shagari Local Government Area of the state, leaving many passengers feared missing. The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu at the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Aminu Bodinga, confirmed this to journalists today. He said ...
•Kogi State boat accident Many are feared dead, while a total of 14 persons have been rescued in a boat accident in Kogi State. The Frontier reports that this incident follows on the heels of a boat mishap that occurred yesterday between Baro and Akwanu communities of Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State which […]
•Boat mishap A devastating boat accident occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha week...
•Boat mishap Egyptian authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast today, with 28 others rescued. The vessel, which was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 14-member crew, sent out a distress signal at 5:30 am (0330 GMT), said a statement from [&hell...
•Boat mishap At least nine people died after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Drina River separating Serbia and Bosnia today, officials said, as a search for others continued, reports AFP. Several people are thought to be missing after the boat carrying around two dozen migrants turned over near the border town of Ljubovija […]...
•Boat mishap Five persons have died in a canoe accident in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The incident happened at about noon today when the canoe carrying twenty passengers capsized while crossing the Gamoda River near Nahuce village, reports Channels TV. In a statement, the Jigawa State Police Command said upon receiving the [&...
•Boat mishap At least 10 people, including nine children, drowned when a boat capsized Thursday in western India, officials said, with a search on to find more of the missing. The incident happened in Gujarat state as students were travelling to a picnic organised by their school, reports AFP. Dozens of people joined a frantic […]
Three people died when a sailing boat capsized today and ran aground on a beach in central Portugal, where the coast has seen heavy swells caused by Storm Ciaran, naval authorities said. The Danish-flagged pleasure boat capsized around a kilometre off one of the beaches at Santa Cruz, in the municipality of Torres Vedras, around […]
A boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized mid water at Benue river yesterday. It was learnt that traders, women and children, heading for Binnari town in Karim-Lamido local government area of the state were on the ill-fated boat, reports Daily Trust. Many of the passengers were returning from Mayoreneyo fish market in Ardo-Kola LGA. The [&h...
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