Three drown, 19 rescued as Rivers boat capsizes

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Three people including a toddler have been confirmed dead when a passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State capsized.

It was gathered that the incident was caused by a storm at an area called ‘Yellow Platform” near Bonny Island at about 5 pm.

The boat was said to have ferried 22 passengers from the Bonny/Nembe/Bille Waterfront Jetty in Port Harcourt but three of the occupants did not make it when the boat capsized due to the storm.

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