DRC Navy and local Red Cross personnel travelled to the scene of the accident to assist in the search for survivors and in collecting the dead. Fatalities A provisional police death toll stated 138 people died. The Transport Ministry toll was 80 confirmed dead and 76 known survivors, although both figures were thought likely to rise with searches for survivors, and due to the presence of many unrecorded passengers on the boat. The official manifest listed "about 180 passengers" according to the government. According to one report, the boat was carrying "about 200 passengers" in all. An unnamed official in the local governor's office said that 140 people were dead. Another unnamed source stated that just two children were believed to have survived the disaster. References Further reading River Congo: Nation's lifeline, BBC, 2010 External links 2010 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bandundu (city) July 2010 events in Africa Maritime incidents in 2010 Transport disasters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo