YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least five people were killed and 20 others are missing after a speedboat struck a submerged log and capsized in Nigeria’s southern state of Delta, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The incident happened on Friday in the remote Gbaramatu Kingdom of the state’s Warri South-West district.
Emergency responders are still conducting a search and rescue operation to find the 20 missing people. Six survivors are receiving treatment at a local hospital.
(Reporting by Tife Owolabi in Yenagoa; Writing by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, editing by Ed Osmond)
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