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Floods leave 16,739 people affected in Congo’s Likouala

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Flooding in the Likouala department has affected and displaced 16,739 people, impacted 2,738 households and submerged 11 villages in the Épéna sub-prefecture of the Republic of the Congo. The government has ordered an urgent response to assist residents, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action.

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