Boat capsizes in Nigeria, dozens feared dead
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Niger State Emergency Management AgencyBBC
•Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes
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Boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger when it overturned.
Most of the passengers were women and children on their way to celebrate the Muslim festival of Mawlid .
Around 60 dead bodies have been recovered from the scene, local council chairman Abdullahi Muregi was quoted as saying by Nigerian media.
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