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Mourning as flood casualties in the DR Congo reach over 120

The biggest floods in years have reportedly killed more than 120 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, according to the authorities.

Most of the dead were in hillside areas which suffered landslides in torrential rain.

One journalist reported seeing the bodies of nine members of the same family whose home had collapsed.

A three-day period of national mourning is beginning on Wednesday.

Correspondents say there has been a big increase in the number of people moving to Kinshasa in recent years and the city suffers from inadequate drainage and poor urban planning.

Source: BBC

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