Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes | Climate News

The capital struggles as the Ndjili River overflows, leaving drivers stranded, and infrastructure collapses.

Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding from a key river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, killing some 30 people and destroying homes and roads.

Provincial Health Minister Patricien Gongo provided the death toll on Sunday but stressed it was “provisional”.  Most of the fatalities in the deluge, he added, were caused by collapsing walls.

The Ndjili…