Floods in eastern DRC: nearly 400 dead

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains Thursday in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, left at least 394 dead whose bodies were found, announced Sunday an administrative official.

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This official, Thomas Bakenga, administrator of the territory of Kalehe, in which the affected villages are located, had reported Saturday at least 203 dead.