Dozens dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria

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Emergency teams have rescued 50 people so far from the scene of the tragedy At least 29 people have died in a boat accident in Niger State, Nigeria, after a wooden vessel capsized on Tuesday morning, state emergency officials have said. The boat, carrying about 90 passengers including women and children, overturned near the riverside community of Gausawa in Borgu Local Government Area. Officials linked the accident to overloading and a collision with a submerged tree stump. Emergency teams

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