Over 200 Dead, Many More Missing After Congo Floods

Over 200 Dead, Many More Missing After Congo Floods
People walk next to houses destroyed by the floods in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province in Congo on May 6, 2023. Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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KALEHE, Congo—The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu.

Thomas Bakenge, administrator of Kalehe, the worst-hit territory, told reporters on the scene Saturday that 203 bodies had been recovered so far, but that efforts to find others were continuing.