At least 54 dead and more than 100 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria - Divers are still searching the waters but hope is fading on finding any survivors

Latest tragedy to hit busy waterways leaves more than 100 missing, with causes ranging from turbulence to age of vessel.

The cause of the accident has yet to be determined. Factors such as turbulence, the boat striking an underwater snag or the poor condition of the vessel could be responsible

More than 100 passengers, mostly women, are still missing after a boat capsized on the Niger river. The search and rescue operation in ongoing.

Authorities say at least 100, most of them women, were missing after a boat taking them to a food market capsized in River Niger in northern Nigeria.

Rescuers were searching for survivors after the vessel, taking passengers to a food market, capsized along the River Niger, officials said.

The ill-fated boat was reportedly carrying approximately 200 passengers. Despite rescuers’ efforts, no survivors had been found by Friday, about 12 hours after the incident. Musa highlighted the absence of life jackets as a significant factor contributing to the fatalities.

A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country's busy waterways.

A boat transporting about 200 passengers to a food market capsized Friday along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said. At least 27 people were known dead, and more than 100 others, mostly women, were missing.

Twenty-four of those on board were rescued, some of whom are still in hospital, but dozens of others may be missing. Divers are still searching the waters but hope is fading on the possibility of finding more survivors.