At least 15 people died in Nigeria's shipwreck accident

Xinhua News Agency, July 10th (Reporter Guo Jun) Nigeria officials confirmed on the 10th that a shipwreck accident occurred in Lagos in the southwestern part of Nigeria, causing at least 15 people to die.

Ibrahim Farinroye, the head of the Southwest District of the Nigerian Emergency Affairs Administration, said in a statement that a wooden boat carrying at least 16 people on the evening of the 8th in the river in Ogo, LagosWhen the wind and waves were out of control, they sank into the water after hitting a barrier, and all the people on the wooden boat fell into the water.

Falinroy said that after the accident, the rescuers actively searched and rescued the water falling personnel. At present, 15 victims have been found, and the search and rescue operation is still continuing.He said that the preliminary investigation showed that the wooden ship involved did not have the qualifications for passenger operations, and violated the state government's ban on the ban on passenger ships at night.

Due to severe weather, overloading and violation of safety regulations, Nigeria turned over from time to time.

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