The tragedy, according the head of Red Cross
in Taraba State, Manja Agwe Mathew,
occurred late Tuesday when the canoe
capsized on the Karim River, noting that 3
persons were still missing. “The bodies of 10 passengers in the canoe
were recovered by local fishermen, while
search for the remaining three is still on,” he
said. Mr Agwe added that the accident occurred
“while the group was traveling to a wedding
ceremony in another village across the river.” Meanwhile, the NGO earlier in the week
disclosed that at least 137 people in Nigeria
have died since July from flood-related
incidents.
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