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At least 15 killed in landslides in Congo
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- 12 December, 2023
- 08:25
At least 15 people have died in landslides in the city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local sources said, Report informs.
The city, the capital of South Kivu Province, has been hit by torrential rainfall which has caused landslides that have buried several houses.
In the Ndedere District of the city, the neighbourhood chief Albert Migabo Nyagaza told AFP that "a father, his five children and two grandchildren (were) buried by the earth and their house destroyed".
He said that the landslide occurred around midnight Sunday.
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