Atleast 70 people died and 200 others feared dead in two separate boat capsizing incidents over the weekend in Democratic republic of Congo. According to officials, both vessels were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures. Provincial spokeswoman Ebale Engumba said that in the first incident, a boat on a river in northwest Equateur Province hit a rock and capsized on Saturday. She said more than 70 people are believed dead among 100 estimated passengers. She said officials are investigating the cause of accident. In a separate incident in Kasai Occidental Province, 200 people were feared dead after a boat loaded with passengers and fuel drums caught fire and capsized in southern Congo. A survivor confirmed the account and said local fishermen refused to help drowning passengers who jumped off the crowded boat. A local official said two of the boat's crew were arrested but both refused to say how many people were aboard.