Refugee Boat Sinks; 50 Feared Drowned

More than 50 people are believed drowned after a sailboat crammed with refugees capsized in squally weather 20 miles north of the capital, independent Radio Metropole reported Monday.

Metropole said only five of the 58 people aboard the boat, which sank Sunday near the coastal town of Cabaret, were known to have survived. Fifteen bodies have been recovered so far, the radio said.