<span style="color: #222222;">At least 30 people died and many more were missing after a boat accident on a lake in western Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Mayor of Inongo Simon Mbo Wemba said that 30 bodies including 12 women and 11 children have been recovered so far and the search is on. There were more than 350 passengers on board the boat with only 183 survivors.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The accident happened on Saturday night on Lake Mai-Ndombe. The toll is still provisional and it was difficult to know the exact number of passengers as many could have been illegal immigrants.<br />'' <br />'' River transport is one of the most used in DR Congo with its numerous waterways. Boat mishaps are common, typically caused by overloading of passengers and cargo.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Last month at least 167 people died in two accidents prompting President Felix Tshisekedi to make it mandatory for boat passengers to have lifebuoys.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country, DR Congo is struggling with local conflicts and in remote areas the control of the Central Government in Kinshasa is weak. </span><br />