The overcrowded vessel was carrying mostly women and children from a religious festival in Nigeria when it overturned.
More than 100 people, mostly women and children, were missing after an overloaded boat bringing them back from an Islamic festival at night capsized in north-western Nigeria, authorities said.
Such boat disasters are common in Nigeria, especially in remote communities where the lack of good roads leaves many with no alternative routes.This is the fourth tragedy involving more than 100 passengers in northern Nigeria since the middle of last year, many of them never accounted for. At least 150 people had been rescued by Wednesday morning amid a frantic search operation that is being supported by local divers and volunteers, according to Abdullahi Baba-Arah, head of Niger state's emergency services.
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