MELI ILIYOKUWA IKITOKEA KIGOMA KWENDA CONGO YAZAMA

The MV Maman Benita which was carrying cargo from Kigoma in Tanzania on Saturday towards Kalemie in the Democratic Republic of Congo sank on Sunday night where some of the passengers are still missing.

being notified, 25 people have been killed in eastern Congo due to an attack by CODECO rebels.

The ship had 26 people including 4 Tanzanian citizens, one Kenyan, 4 Chinese and 17 Congolese according to the information of the transport department in Kalemie port.

15 people have been rescued while rescue officials continue to search for others.

The strong wind caused the accident

The administrative officer of Kalemie division John Mutombo has confirmed the occurrence of the accident.

Abdul Ally Kayanda, a citizen of Tanzania whose brother has survived the accident, has asked the Department of Transport in Tanzania to control the issue of cargo loading in Kigoma port.

The Department of Transport in the port of Kalemie through its commissioner Jean Kyato has said that the cause of the accident was a strong wind accompanied by heavy rain.

Despite the last pictures of the ship showing that it has loaded a large load, the officer has claimed that the ship was not loaded beyond its capacity.

25 deadly body have been found in Ituri

The accident happened at the same time as the killing of 25 people who were attacked by CODECO rebels in Ituri state in eastern Congo where civil organizations and the United Nations have confirmed the attack.

information from there says that 10 bodies were found on Saturday and 15 on Sunday in the village of Galayi, 70 kilometers northwest of the town of Bunia,

It should be noted that the humanitarian situation in Ituri has deteriorated since the beginning of this year due to attacks by CODECO rebels, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRC) said.