Kinshasa residents call for action as flood death toll climbs | Floods News

The death toll from flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to rise as authorities race to evacuate people.

The floods over the weekend, prompted by heavy rains, cut access to more than half of the capital Kinshasa. By Sunday evening, the death toll had risen to 33 as authorities struggled to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their homes.

The DRC’s Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani announced on state television late on Sunday that 10 more…