A tragedy in northwestern Nigeria has reportedly resulted in 15 kids dropping their lives. Nearly two dozen others had been additionally concerned within the incident, although they had been in the end discovered alive.
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The Boat Capsized On The Way To Get Firewood
Aliyu Abubakar — a Nigerian political determine — spoke to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) concerning the matter, France 24 stories.
He famous that the kids had been en path to retrieve firewood when the boat in the end capsized. Those who drowned — 13 ladies and two boys — had been “recovered by local rescue teams and buried in the village.”
“Fifteen bodies, 13 girls and two boys, were recovered by local rescue teams and buried in the village.”
France 24 factors out that almost all of such river tragedies are as a result of elements like overloading, flooding, and poor upkeep. It’s additionally famous that waterway transportation is prevalent within the space, and a few rivers have grow to be vital commerce routes.
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CNN supplied additional particulars, as police spokesman Sanusi Abubakar instructed the outlet that 36 individuals had been onboard on the time of the boat wreck. While 15 misplaced their lives, 21 had been saved.
“There were 36 people on board. Twenty-one were rescued alive and 15 were drowned.”
At least 15 individuals have died after a ship capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State, authorities instructed CNN. https://t.co/T7XUK8HoLG
— CNN International (@cnni) May 10, 2023
A Rundown Of Similar Tragedies In Nigeria
This incident is the newest water-based tragedy to rock Nigeria.
According to CBS News, flooding within the southern a part of the state resulted in no less than 76 deaths in December.
Eight months earlier, an eerily-similar state of affairs unfolded after 29 kids drowned whereas on the best way to get firewood.
Another riverway incident in May 2021 reportedly left greater than 150 individuals lacking. Additionally, solely 20 people had been rescued, and Yusuf Birma of the National Inland Waterways Authority spoke on the state of affairs, The Guardian stories.
“The boat capacity was not up to the 180 passengers it carried. As we speak, only 20 people have been rescued alive, four dead confirmed while the remaining 156 people are still missing and they are believed to be underwater.”
Birma added, “The boat involved was a wooden boat which was old and very weak, but these people would not listen when we sensitized them to reduce the number of passengers they carry in their boats.”