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DR Congo: Flood: 2025/04/04 Country Information on DRR

GLIDE:  FL-2025-000050-COD

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Period 2025/04/04
Country or District DR Congo
Event Type Flood
Outline Heavy rainfall has been affecting Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since 4 April 2025, causing flooding and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage. IFRC reports, as of 13 April 2025, 165 fatalities, 28 injured persons, more than 7,000 displaced people (a number of these across four relief sites) and a total of over 60,000 affected people across the Kinshasa capital city area.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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ECHO 2025/04/14
IFRC reports, as of 13 April, 165 fatalities, 28 injured persons, more than 7,000 displaced people (a number of these across four relief sites) and a total of over 60,000 affected people across the Kinshasa capital city area. In addition, the IFRC also reports several destroyed and damaged houses.

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International Charter, UNOSAT 2025/04/15
Preliminary Satellite-Derived Damage Assessment, Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (15 April 2025)

ECHO 2025/04/15
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ongoing severe weather and floods, Kinshasa - DG ECHO Daily Map, 15/04/2025