DR Congo – Over 30 Killed in Uvira Floods, South Kivu Province
The UN reports that at least 36 people have lost their lives in flooding in South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). According to the…
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DR Congo – Thousands Affected by Floods in Maniema Province
Flooding has affected almost 4,000 households in Maniema Province in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). According to a report of 30 March by relief and development organisation Caritas,…
DR Congo – Thousands Homeless After Floods in Haut-Lomami Province
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that over 70,000 people have been affected by recent flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to…
Congo-Brazzaville – Situation Dire After Weeks of Flooding
The UN says thousands of people are forced to sleep outside and are without clean drinking water after ongoing floods damaged homes and water points in the Republic of Congo…
DR Congo – 600,000 Affected by Floods in 12 Provinces, Says UN
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) reports that at least 600,000 people have now been affected by ongoing floods in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
DR Congo – Deadly Landslide in Ituri Province
At least 24 people have died after a landslide buried a mine in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Ituri province is in the far north east…
DR Congo – Over 200,000 Need Aid After Floods in North, Says UN
While the capital city Kinshasa is dealing with devastating flash floods and landslides which have left over 40 people dead, northern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are…
DR Congo – Dozens Dead After Floods and Landslides in Kinshasa
Dozens of people have died after heavy rain caused flash floods and landslides in the city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to latest reports,…
Congo-Brazzaville – 50,000 Affected by Floods in North and Central Provinces
The World Food Program (WFP) reports that flooding has affected around 50,000 people in parts of the Republic of the Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville. Flooding began around the end of…
DR Congo – Thousands Hit by Floods in Haut-Uélé and Tshopo
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) reports that flooding has affected thousands of people in the provinces of Haut-Uélé and Tshopo in the north of Democratic…
DR Congo – Thousands Displaced by Flooding Ubangi River
Around 40,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the Ubangi River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Flooding began in October after a period of heavy rain…
DR Congo – Deadly Floods Hit Kinshasa
Heavy rain caused flash floods in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from around 04 October, 2019, leaving at least 6 people dead and around 30 houses…
Fast-Growing African Cities at ‘Extreme Risk’ From Climate Change – Analysts
BARCELONA, Nov 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Africa’s rapidly expanding cities face huge threats from climate change over the next 30 years, which could bring knock-on effects such as higher…
DRC – Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides Leave Over 30 Dead in Kinshasa
Heavy rain from 03 January has caused flooding and landslides in and around the city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 37 people are…
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Deadly Floods in North Kivu Province
At least 12 people have died and another 92 are missing in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains caused a river to overflow. The heavy rain has also…
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Landslide in Ituri Province
Heavy rain in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 15 August, triggered a deadly landslide in a mountainous area close to the western banks of Lake Albert. Parts…
