Fact Check: Boat Capsize Visuals In Viral Video Not From Mumbai Boat Accident
ABP NewsA video showing an overcrowded boat capsizing into a water body is going viral on social media, with claims that it depicts a recent boat accident in Mumbai. Fact: The viral video shows a boat capsizing in Lake Kivu, near the port of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 03 October 2024. While a collision occurred on 18 December 2024 between an Indian Navy speedboat and the ferry Neel Kamal near Mumbai, resulting in at least 15 fatalities, the viral video is unrelated to this incident. According to the description of the video, the visuals show an overcrowded boat capsizing on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which resulted in the deaths of at least 78 people. To sum up, a video of a boat capsizing in Congo’s Lake Kivu is being shared, linking it to the Mumbai boat accident.
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The Independent
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The Independent
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