2024 Bangui river disaster explained

Date:	19 April 2024
Location:	Bangui, Central African Republic
Type:	Capsizing
Reported Deaths:	70+ (as of 24 April 2024)^[1]
Reported Injuries:	10+

On 19 April 2024, a riverboat carrying around 300 people en route to a funeral capsized in the Mpoko River, Bangui, Central African Republic.^[2] ^[3]

Reactions

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced three days of national mourning from April 22 to 25.^[4] During the three-days mourning, the flag was flown at half-mast.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Ndeke Luka . Ndeke Luka . Centrafrique : des rescapés du naufrage sur la rivière Mpoko racontent le drame . radiondekeluka.org . 24 April 2024 . Radio Ndeke Luka . 25 April 2024.
Web site: Around 50 killed in Central African Republic boat capsize. Reuters. 20 April 2024. 20 April 2024.
Web site: More than 50 people die after boat capsizes in Central African Republic, says official. 20 April 2024. 21 April 2024. France24.
Web site: Ndeke Luka . Ndeke Luka . Naufrage sur la rivière Mpoko : le chef de l'Etat décrète trois jours de deuil national . radiondekeluka.org . 22 April 2024 . Radio Ndeke Luka . 23 April 2024.
Web site: Ngbandi . Jean . Les hommages de la Russie au peuple centrafricain endeuillé par un naufrage à Bangui . oubanguimedias.com . 22 April 2024 . Oubangui Medias . 23 April 2024.