Congo Floods: Over 120 People Killed in Kinshasa As Heavy Rains Cause Landslides (See Pics And Video)

At least 120 people have been killed and dozens injured by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congo's capital, Kinshasa. Entire neighbourhoods were flooded with muddy water, and houses and roads ripped apart by sinkholes, including the N1 highway that connects Kinshasa to the chief sea port of Matadi. Video: Officials Tumble As Newly Constructed Bridge Collapses During Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Congo

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#UPDATE | At least 120 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa after heavy rains unleashed floods and caused landslides, reports Reuters

— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2022

Up to 100 people in DR Congo were killed by flash floods and landslides in the capital Kinshasa, its worst flooding in years.

Many victims were on hillsides where millions live in unregulated shanty homes. Survivors report entire families killed: "There's nothing to be saved." pic.twitter.com/QgltYkIkje

— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 13, 2022

At least 50 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, after heavy rains unleashed floods and caused landslides https://t.co/KelWNBvQvO pic.twitter.com/DkNNK994NA

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 14, 2022

Painful irony. As Kenya goes through a devastating drought, at least 55 reported dead as floods hit DR Congo capital. Major roads in the centre of Kinshasa, a city of some 15 mn people, were submerged. My prayers to the great people of DRC pic.twitter.com/2f6bBY4bY4

— Stephen Mutoro (@smutoro) December 13, 2022

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