At least 41 dead as boat capsizes on DRC's Lake Tanganyika

A passenger boat has capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving at least 41 people dead.

Rescue teams have pulled 49 surviving passengers from the water to safety. At the same time, a search operation is under way as rescuers work to locate other people who remain unaccounted for following the capsizing.

Search continues

It remains unclear how long the search and rescue effort on the lake will continue, or whether the number of dead and missing could rise in the coming hours or days. Authorities are continuing to monitor the situation at the site of the accident.

No further details about the circumstances of the disaster or the total number of people who were on board before the boat capsized have been made public so far. Rescue operations on Lake Tanganyika are ongoing.