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29 dead, mostly children in a boat capsize
From: Kelvin Ugo Ubaka
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 || Nigeria, Kano
Wednesday 1st December 2021: A boat carrying about 42 passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in northwest Nigeria’s Kano state, a rescue agency spokesman said.
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“We have recovered 29 bodies… and rescued seven passengers. The search for the remaining 13 bodies is ongoing,” Saminu Abdullahi, spokesman for Kano state’s fire service, told AFP Wednesday.