DR Congo capital in tumult as river bursts banks

DR Congo capital in tumult as river bursts banks

Terra Daily

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Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 12, 2024

Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighbourhoods in the central African megacity. The impoverished metropolis of some 15 million people sits on the Congo River - the second largest in Africa after the Nile - which has swollen to near-record levels over the past several weeks.

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