At L*ast 50 D**d, H*ndreds M*ssing *fter B*at C*tches F*re And C*psizes

A boat capsized after catching fire in in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, resulting in at least 50 deaths.

Hundreds reportedly remain missing.

“The motorized wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire near the town of Mbandaka, Compétent Loyoko,” the Associated Press reports.

Boat catches fire, capsizes in Congo,