DAKAR, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Guinea-Bissau has reported a second canoe accident in two days with the latest involving 10 passengers on board and the previous over 70, instead of the initially reported 46.

    Radio broadcast from the tiny West African country said most of the 10 passengers aboard the canoe were women and children, who went missing after the wooden boat capsized amid bad weather late Monday in a river 150 km east of the capital Bissau.

    On Sunday, another canoe was toppled by strong wind in a river in Biombo, 50 km northwest of the capital city. More than 70 passengers were on board, the latest report said, instead of initially disclosed 46. Four were reportedly saved.

    Authorities said two bodies have been recovered in the search and rescue mission, which is made difficult by the windy weather.

    Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior and several government ministers went to Biombo on Monday to acquire the first-hand information and show solidarity with the families of the victims.

    The deadly canoe accidents have become the first major issue to be tackled by the newly formed government, whose members were made known only last week.