DR Congo mourns as floods’ death toll climbs to 141 December 15, 2022 The Democratic Republic of the Congo mourns as the flood death toll rises to 141<br /> December 15, 2022 Creation time: 09:48 AM Last update: 09:48 AM Views: 40 Kigali, Dec. 15 (BNA): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun three days of national mourning after the death of 141 people in the recent deadly floods in the capital, Kinshasa. The provincial public health ministry released a new death toll from the torrential rains that hit the country on Monday, upwardly adjusting it from an earlier figure of about 50 dead, according to Bernama. The ministry said that 38,787 families were inundated by floods and 280 homes were destroyed due to landslides in various neighborhoods and municipalities of the city, according to Anadolu Agency. Among the dead were nine members of the same family, including young children, whose house collapsed in the town of Ngalima in Kinshasa, local leaders said. President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, who is currently in Washington for the US-Africa summit on Tuesday, held a meeting with some government ministers about the floods. “The head of state decided to decree national mourning for a period of three days, starting from Wednesday, and to shorten his stay in the United States, to return to Kinshasa on Thursday, after his meeting with President Joe Biden,” the presidency said. Provincial governor Gentene Ngobela said the government would take responsibility for the funerals. The government also ordered demolition of dilapidated buildings in certain locations, mostly in valleys. In 2019, floods caused by heavy rains killed at least 39 people in Kinshasa. FAE Source link Related READ MORE Philippine death toll from Christmas rains and floods rises to 13
December 15, 2022 Creation time: 09:48 AM Last update: 09:48 AM Views: 40 Kigali, Dec. 15 (BNA): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun three days of national mourning after the death of 141 people in the recent deadly floods in the capital, Kinshasa. The provincial public health ministry released a new death toll from the torrential rains that hit the country on Monday, upwardly adjusting it from an earlier figure of about 50 dead, according to Bernama. The ministry said that 38,787 families were inundated by floods and 280 homes were destroyed due to landslides in various neighborhoods and municipalities of the city, according to Anadolu Agency. Among the dead were nine members of the same family, including young children, whose house collapsed in the town of Ngalima in Kinshasa, local leaders said. President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, who is currently in Washington for the US-Africa summit on Tuesday, held a meeting with some government ministers about the floods. “The head of state decided to decree national mourning for a period of three days, starting from Wednesday, and to shorten his stay in the United States, to return to Kinshasa on Thursday, after his meeting with President Joe Biden,” the presidency said. Provincial governor Gentene Ngobela said the government would take responsibility for the funerals. The government also ordered demolition of dilapidated buildings in certain locations, mostly in valleys. In 2019, floods caused by heavy rains killed at least 39 people in Kinshasa. FAE
