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By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba. KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ...
Many roads in Kinshasa's city center were submerged as heavy rains continued for hours and many homes collapsed. [3] At least 169 people were killed by flooding. [4] Many of the deaths were caused by landslides caused by heavy rains. [3] At least 280 homes had collapsed and over 38,000 others were affected by flooding. [2]
An overloaded barge sank at around 20:00 local time near the village of Longola Ekoti in the province of Mai-Ndombe. [3] The boat was travelling 700 km along the Congo River, from Kinshasa to Mbandaka City, and over 700 people were on board.
Hundreds of Congolese police officers join the M23 movement in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the rebel group consolidates its control of the city. Around 1,800 police officers have surrendered their weapons to the new authorities, according to the Congo River Alliance .
4 February – A humanitarian ceasefire is declared by the antigovernment Congo River Alliance, which includes M23. [10] 5 February – M23 seizes the city of Nyabibwe in South Kivu despite declaring a ceasefire. [11] 10 February – At least 55 people are killed in an attack by CODECO militants in the Djaiba area of Ituri. [12]
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In January 2020, the flooding resulted in the longest turbidity current ever recorded, when approximately one cubic kilometer (0.24 cu mi) of sand and mud descended for 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) underwater over two days, traveling from the mouth of the Congo River, through the Congo Canyon and across the ocean floor.
Zongo II Dam is located in the village of Zongo, in Central Kongo Province, in southwestern DR Congo.The power station lies across the Inkisi River, (a tributary of the Congo River), approximately 78 kilometres (48 mi) southwest of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in that country. [2]