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'We are devastated' - Nigerian villagers bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizes

BBC News World · 21 August 2026 at 11:48

'We are devastated' - Nigerian villagers bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizes

The overloaded boat was taking people, including many children, to farms to harvest rice.

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'We are devastated' - Nigerian villagers bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizes

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