20 dead after ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say

FILE - A woman crosses a bridge over the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, March 13, 2014. A wooden ferry was carrying more than 300 people to a funeral over the Mpoko River in Bangui Friday when it started to collapse, according to witnesses.

At least 20 people have drowned in Central African Republic after a ferry sank while carrying passengers on a river, witnesses said Saturday.