Heavy rains kill 15 in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
Heavy rains, strong winds and lightning have killed 15 people and injured around 60 in four provinces of DR Congo between 24 October and 4 November. Maniema suffered the worst damage, with 10 deaths, 38 injuries and more than 7,800 houses destroyed, according to the Minister of Social Affairs at the Council of Ministers.
Heavy rains, strong winds and lightning destroyed more than 7,800 houses and damaged nearly 1,900 others in Maniema between 24 October and 4 November, according to the report presented to the Council of Ministers on 6 November by the Minister of State in charge of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity. The damage affected Kindu, Kibombo, Kabambare and Salamabila in particular, with 10 deaths and 38 injuries in the province.
In Lualaba, rains in Sandoa injured 14 people, tore the roofs off 156 houses and damaged eight schools. Tanganyika recorded five deaths and several injuries in Nyunzu after lightning struck during heavy rains, while eight people were injured in the territory of Sekebanza, Kongo-Central, where 28 houses were destroyed and two schools, four churches and seven sanitation facilities were damaged. The Council of Ministers took note of the report presented by the minister.
The toll comes after damage had already been reported in Kindu: on 1 November, more than 200 houses had been damaged by rain in the city, according to the report on houses damaged by rain in Kindu.
