Floods Kill at Least 50 in Congolese Capital

Floods Kill at Least 50 in Congolese Capital
A car is seen after heavy rains caused floods and landslides, on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Dec. 13, 2022. Stringer/Reuters
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KINSHASA—At least 50 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa after heavy rains unleashed floods and caused landslides, the city’s police chief Sylvano Kasongo said on Tuesday.

Images shared online, which Reuters was not immediately able to verify, showed entire neighborhoods flooded with muddy water and roads ripped apart by sinkholes.