Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred when some women were coming back from Danchitagi market, a few kilometers to Gbara.
It was learnt that the mishap occurred shortly after a heavy downpour that was accompanied by windstorm, making the driver of the boat to lose control and hit a wood underneath the river surface. A source said the boat was carrying about 48 passengers but 37 were rescued by divers who were fishing at the time.
It was learnt that most of the passengers were from Gazhe in Edati local government area who boarded the boat to Gbara area from the market.Director general of Niger Emergency Management Agency Shmed Inga said the agency received the report of the mishap.
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