CNN —At least 64 people were feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials said on Saturday.
A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the river to reach their farmlands close to Gummi town on Saturday morning.
Local authorities swiftly mobilized residents for a rescue operation, and after three hours, six survivors were pulled from the water.
“This is the second time such an incident has occurred in the Gummi Local Government Area,” said Aminu Nuhu Falale, a local administrator who led the rescue efforts.
Two weeks ago, floods displaced more than 10,000 residents, local officials said.
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