Flooding, landslides claim 32 lives in DRC capital Kinshasa

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Flooding and landslides after heavy rains in Congo have left at least 32 people dead in and around the capital, Kinshasa, officials said Tuesday.

“The situation is a dramatic. In addition to 15 lifeless bodies that we have collected, there is significant material damage,” said Jean Nsaka, the magistrate in Lemba. He said a much higher death toll is possible.

Nsaka said poor building construction, a lack of water drainage systems and land erosion contributed to dangerous conditions.

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Democratic Republic of Congo
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congo, drc, kinshasa, heavy rain, flooding, death
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