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DR Congo: Flash Flood: 2023/05/04
GLIDE: FL-2023-000067-COD
| Period | 2023/05/04 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | DR Congo |
| Event Type | Flash Flood |
| Outline | Torrential rain in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo caused a river to overflow on 4 May 2023 and led to significant damage and loss of life in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, the provincial government said in a statement. At least 176 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 5 May 2023, a regional official says. |
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FloodList 2023/05/08
Death Toll From South Kivu Floods Rises to Almost 400
Reuters 2023/05/07
South Kivu governor Théo Ngwabidje Kasi put the death toll at 176 and said that others were still missing.