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Added on the 08/04/2024 12:20:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of the damaged boat which capsized on May 9 in the Shagari River in northwest Nigeria with some 40 children onboard. Fifteen children drowned and 25 others are still missing according to a local official. The children were on their way from Dundeji village in Sokoto State to collect firewood in the bush on the other side of Shagari river when their overloaded boat sank. IMAGES
Relatives of miners wait for news outside the La Esperanza gold mine after a fire killed 27 workers in a remote area of the Arequipa region in southern Peru. A short circuit caused the fire, which broke out in a tunnel inside the mine, according to police and the public prosecutor's office. IMAGES
Police and firefighters dig through the rubble to search for survivors after a landslide hit the town of Alausi, in the province of Chimborazo, southern Ecuador, leaving at least 16 people dead. IMAGES
The tour boat operator that owned the Mermaid, which sank a year ago on a busy stretch of the Danube in downtown Budapest, organises a commemoration event, laying a wreath at the site of the accident. The Mermaid sightseeing boat sank within seconds after colliding with the Swiss-registered Viking Sigyn river cruise vessel, leaving 27 people dead, mostly South Korean tourists. The disaster was Hungary's worst boating accident in more than half a century. IMAGES
Military ships on Danube river one day after a collision left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 other people missing. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.