At least 200 dead and many more missing after DR Congo floods

At least 200 dead and many more missing after DR Congo floods
Women react as villagers gather to identify bodies (Moses Sawasawa/AP)

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in the eastern Democratic Republic of 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 that 203 bodies had been recovered so far, but that efforts to find others were continuing.

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