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At least 33 dead in Nigeria boat capsize: Emergency services
At least 33 people drowned after an overloaded boat carrying traders from Niger capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said today.
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NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim told AFP that the accident happened in a remote area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning.
"Thirty-three bodies were salvaged from the river while 23 are still missing... We presume they are all dead."
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