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33 killed in train crash in Democratic Republic of Congo
A train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 33 people, UN radio station Okapi reports.bookmark
Published at : November 13, 2017
Updated at : November 13, 2017 13:58
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It happened in Buyofwe in the province Lualaba, in the south of the country.
Radio Okapi said that the train caught fire after crashing into a ravine. According to reports, it was carrying flammable material.
The train was running between Lubumbashi, the second-largest city, and the town of Luena, 2,000km (1,200 miles) from the capital, Kinshasa when the incident occurred, BBC reported.