In Nigeria, at least 33 people have been drowned after an overloaded boat carrying traders from Niger capsized in northwest Kebbi state. <br/><br/>The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said in kano today that the accident happened when they were travelling from Gaya in the Dosso region in the Baguda area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning.<br/>'<br/>NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim said said the boat had a capacity of 70 passengers but survivors said 150 people and their goods were on board. <br/><br/>Eighty-four passengers were rescued by rescue officials. He said thirty-three bodies were salvaged from the river.<br/>'<br/>Cross-border trade is common in the remote area, with traders mainly travelling to markets from Niger to Nigeria to buy and sell goods from grain to livestock.'''''''''<br/>

In Nigeria, at least 33 people have been drowned after an overloaded boat carrying traders from Niger capsized in northwest Kebbi state. <br/><br/>The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said in kano today that the accident happened in a remote area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning.<br/><br/>NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim said thirty-three bodies were salvaged from the river while 23 are still missing.<br/>''''''<br/>