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People walk through the flooded streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 6, 2025
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Major flooding in the capital Kinshasa has killed at least eight people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country’s main airport, authorities said today.
Most of the fatalities in Friday’s deluge were caused by collapsing walls, said provincial Health Minister Patricien Ngongo.
The flooding had damaged the main road leading to the airport, but Kinshasa Governor Daniel Bumba said it had been reopened to light traffic and within 72 hours would be open to all traffic.
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