{"id":38492,"date":"2021-05-26T21:11:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=38492"},"modified":"2021-05-26T21:11:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:11:37","slug":"many-feared-dead-as-boat-capsizes-in-kebbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/many-feared-dead-as-boat-capsizes-in-kebbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Many feared dead as boat capsizes in Kebbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of people in north-western Nigeria have been declared missing and are feared dead after a boat carrying over 160 passengers capsizes on the River Niger.<\/p>\n<p>The passengers \u2013 mainly women and children \u2013 were travelling from Niger State to Kebbi State on Wednesday morning when the boat capsized, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses told BBC that more than 160 people were on the boat when it suddenly broke into two in the middle of the river.<\/p>\n<p>Water divers and emergency agencies were looking for the passengers, the authorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/03\/kebbi-governor-to-nigerians-seek-divine-intervention-to-end-insecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kebbi State<\/a> told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>So far 22 people have been rescued.<\/p>\n<p>Boat accidents along the River Niger are common, especially when the water level rises after heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>Some accidents are also attributed to overcrowding or collisions with tree trunks in the river.<\/p>\n<p>Last September, a similar accident in the area killed eight people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of people in north-western Nigeria have been declared missing and are feared dead after a boat carrying over 160 passengers capsizes on the River Niger. 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