Mali boat capsizes, 200 people missing

A boat carrying hundreds of passengers along the Niger River in central Mali has capsized, leaving nearly 200 passengers missing.

Local authorities said that by noon on October 12, 20 bodies had been found and only 210 passengers out of a total of about 400 passengers on board at the time of the accident had been rescued.

Families of victims in Mali's capital Bamako said they had received information and confirmed the bodies of their loved ones.

The area where the boat capsized (Photo BBC)

The ship was carrying passengers to the northern town of Timbuktu when it crashed.

Currently, Malian rescue forces continue to search for missing people along the Niger River and investigate the cause of the accident. At this time of year, boat tours along the Niger River attract hundreds of tourists to Mali./.

According to VOV - DT