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At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.
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Kwara boat disaster
2023 capsizing in Nigeria
On 12 June 2023, a vessel capsized and split in two in the Niger River near Pategi, Kwara State, Nigeria. The boat was carrying attendees of a wedding, who came initially on motorcycles, but were stranded due to heavy rain. At least 108 people have been confirmed dead. Dozens…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Niger River
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The Niger River is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres. Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through Mali,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kwara State
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Kwara is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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