President Vo Van Thuong sends condolences over boat capsize in Nigeria

On June 15, upon hearing the news of a boat capsize on the Niger River in Kwara State, Federal Republic of Nigeria that killed more than 100 people, President Vo Van Thuong sent a message of condolences to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

The Niger River where the boat capsized on June 13. (Source: The Guardian)

Police and local authorities confirmed on June 13 that at least 103 people had drowned in Kwara State, located in north-central Nigeria, after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river.

This is the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria, where river boat capsizings are common due to overloading, lax safety regulations and heavy flooding during the rainy season.

The Niger River - the major waterway of West Africa - runs in a crescent shape through Guinea to Nigeria's Niger Delta and is a key inland trade route for several countries.

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