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At least 50 drown as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria
At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said.
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At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said.
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At least 50 drown as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria
At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said.
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