{Three people are still missing after a boat they were traveling on Akagera River , headed towards Tanzania capsized yesterday at around six in the evening.
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The executive secretary of Mpanga sector in Kirehe district, Modetse Nzirabatinya,has told Radio Rwanda that the boat which sunk had five people on board including a rower who survived along with another. The three have since gone missing.
He said that Marine forces intervened but were held back by darkness that reduced visibility for searching purposes.
It is said that two of disappeared passengers came from Nyagatare district while another came from Gashanda sector of Ngoma district.
Local leaders plan to organize a meeting with citizens residing astride the nearby shores so that they can begin offering services of guiding passengers that may wish to cross the river.
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