在刚果河,至少有148人死于一艘木船,船上载有500起起火和倾覆。 At least 148 die as a wooden boat carrying 500 catches fire and capsizes in the Congo River.

在刚果民主共和国西北地区的刚果河中,一艘载有约500名乘客的机动木船起火,造成至少148人死亡,数百人失踪。 At least 148 people have died and hundreds are missing after a motorized wooden boat carrying around 500 passengers caught fire and capsized in the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northwest region. 当一名妇女在名为HB Kongolo的船上做饭时,大火开始。 The fire started when a woman was cooking on board the vessel named HB Kongolo. 这次事故发生在星期二,凸显了使用旧的、超载的木船作为刚果各村庄之间主要运输方式的风险。 This accident, which occurred on Tuesday, highlights the risks associated with using old, overloaded wooden boats as the primary mode of transport between villages in Congo. 死亡人数与最初估计的50人相比增加了。 The death toll has risen from an initial estimate of 50.