At least two people have died and dozens more are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, advocacy groups said on Sunday. A total of 32 survivors were rescued out of more than 100 people who were believed to be on board the small boat when it capsized. “Tragic Easter shipwreck. 32 … Read more
The incident brings the number of people reported dead or missing on the central Mediterranean route this year to at least 484. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 9 Feb 20269 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A rubber boat carrying dozens of people has capsized off the … Read more
Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation’s minister for national cohesion and solidarity, Myss Belmonde Dogo, said on her Facebook page that the missing included women, little girls and an infant. She said the … Read more
Officials say about 10 people rescued after accident in African country’s northwestern region. Rescuers are searching for more than 40 people who are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto, according to authorities. Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Sunday that its Sokoto operations office had deployed a response … Read more
A motorised wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire and capsized near the town of Mbandaka. A boat has capsized after catching fire in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds missing, a local official has said. The search for the missing was under way … Read more
At least 58 rescued, as official warns death toll could rise after boat carrying 278 people sinks. At least 78 people have died after a boat capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a provincial governor said. Governor of South Kivu province Jean Jacques Purisi told the Reuters news agency … Read more
Four survivors found after boat capsized off coast of Taiz governorate due to strong winds and overcrowding, UNHCR says. Only four survivors have been located after a boat carrying at least 45 people capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The agency announced the incident on … Read more
Philippines: Industrial fuel tanker capsizes, causing oil spill BBC.com Philippines Says Tanker Capsized, Causing Oil Spill Bloomberg Philippine Tanker Carrying 1.4 Million Litres Of Oil Capsizes In Manila Bay Barron’s One crew missing, oil spill after tanker capsizes off Philippines Deccan Herald ‘Race against time’ as Philippine tanker capsizes in Manila Bay, spilling fuel oil South China Morning Post Source … Read more
The boat carrying 300 people had left The Gambia and capsized near Nouakchott, according to UN migration agency. At least 15 people have died and more than 150 are missing after a boat carrying 300 passengers capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. “Approximately 300 people boarded a pirogue in … Read more
The boat capsizes in Jhelum River near Srinagar, with most of the passengers being children on their way to school. A boat carrying a group of people has capsized in a river in Indian-administered Kashmir, drowning four of them, news agency Press Trust of India reports. The boat capsized in the Jhelum River near Srinagar, … Read more