Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • Who’sWho Africa AWARDS
  • About Time Africa Magazine
  • Contact Us
Time Africa Magazine
  • Home
  • Magazine
  • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
  • News
  • World News
    • US
    • UAE
    • Europe
    • UK
    • Israel-Hamas
    • Russia-Ukraine
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Column
  • Interviews
  • Special Report
No Result
View All Result
Time Africa Magazine
  • Home
  • Magazine
  • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
  • News
  • World News
    • US
    • UAE
    • Europe
    • UK
    • Israel-Hamas
    • Russia-Ukraine
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Column
  • Interviews
  • Special Report
No Result
View All Result
Time Africa Magazine
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
  • News
  • Magazine
  • World News

Home » Special Report » Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes

Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes

April 9, 2025
in Special Report
0
545
SHARES
4.5k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The death toll from flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to rise as authorities race to evacuate people.

The floods over the weekend, prompted by heavy rains, cut access to more than half of the capital Kinshasa. By Sunday evening, the death toll had risen to 33 as authorities struggled to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their homes.

The DRC’s Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani announced on state television late on Sunday that 10 more people had been confirmed dead, adding to the previous day’s count of 23.

The heavy rains began last week, causing the key Ndjili River to overflow on Friday and submerge hundreds of buildings.

ReadAlso

Heat And Pests Are Creating A Deadly Cocktail For Our Foods

Zimbabwe’s scrap metal hunters fight climate change a piece at a time

While the situation had improved by Monday morning, some access roads remained blocked and vehicular traffic was limited.

Many residents blamed the government for not responding quickly enough to the disaster.

ADVERTISEMENT

“We lost everything and left everything behind,” said Marie Nzola, one of those whose properties were destroyed. “The rain caught us by surprise late at night.”

Officials said on Sunday that most of the deaths were caused by walls that collapsed.

The flooding has hampered access to drinking water in at least 16 communes after water facilities were affected, the Congolese Ministry of the Interior said in a statement.

Resident Clément Matwidi expressed frustration and asked the government for more support. “Everything is lost due to the floods (and) we are here waiting for the government’s decision,” he said.

The government has set up at least four emergency shelters that were catering to hundreds of displaced families across the city, the ministry added.

In 2022, at least 100 people were killed during similar flooding in Kinshasa.

The disaster comes as the government tries to cope with a humanitarian disaster in the east of the country, more than 2,600km (1,600 miles) from Kinshasa, where conflict with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands.

Tags: Climate ChangeDR CongoHeavy Floods
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Americans convicted in DR Congo coup attempt, repatriated

Next Post

Trump orders ONE MILLION migrants who used Biden-era app to enter the US to leave ‘immediately’

You MayAlso Like

Special Report

Gold Miners Feared Dead in Congo After Landslide

July 25, 2025
News

Devastating UK aid cuts are a matter of life and death for women in Africa

July 25, 2025
News

Kidnapped Nigerian Catholic Priest Regains Freedom after 51 Days in Captivity

July 25, 2025
Special Report

EXPOSED: How Delta State Polytechnic Chairman Lied About Governor’s Directive in Certificate Scandal

July 20, 2025
Special Report

Inside £3,500 Per Day The London Clinic Where Buhari Died

July 19, 2025
Special Report

‘Shoot them’: Kenyan president’s anti-protest rhetoric hardens as death toll rises

July 13, 2025
Next Post

Trump orders ONE MILLION migrants who used Biden-era app to enter the US to leave 'immediately'

Trump jacks up tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%, limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days

Discussion about this post

‘Sleeping Prince’ from Saudi Arabia dies after 20 years in coma following London car crash

Experts reveal the truth about cholesterol – and how it impacts your health

Celebrating Dr. Prince Lawrence Ezeh at 55

EXPOSED: How Delta State Polytechnic Chairman Lied About Governor’s Directive in Certificate Scandal

Gov Mbah Reshuffles Cabinet, Swears-in Head of Service, 6 Commissioners

Meet 103-Year-Old Virgin Still Waiting For Boyfriend Who Abandoned Her Years Ago

  • British government apologizes to Peter Obi, as hired impostors, master manipulators on rampage abroad

    1238 shares
    Share 495 Tweet 310
  • Maids trafficked and sold to wealthy Saudis on black market

    1065 shares
    Share 426 Tweet 266
  • Flight Attendant Sees Late Husband On Plane

    968 shares
    Share 387 Tweet 242
  • ‘Céline Dion Dead 2023’: Singer killed By Internet Death Hoax

    902 shares
    Share 360 Tweet 225
  • Crisis echoes, fears grow in Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu State

    735 shares
    Share 294 Tweet 184
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

British government apologizes to Peter Obi, as hired impostors, master manipulators on rampage abroad

April 13, 2023

Maids trafficked and sold to wealthy Saudis on black market

December 27, 2022
Flight Attendant Sees Late Husband On Plane

Flight Attendant Sees Late Husband On Plane

September 22, 2023
‘Céline Dion Dead 2023’: Singer killed By Internet Death Hoax

‘Céline Dion Dead 2023’: Singer killed By Internet Death Hoax

March 21, 2023
Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu, wife of Willie Obiano, former governor of Anambra state

NIGERIA: No, wife of Biafran warlord, Bianca Ojukwu lied – Ebele Obiano:

0

SOUTH AFRICA: TO LEAVE OR NOT TO LEAVE?

0
kelechi iheanacho

TOP SCORER: IHEANACHA

0
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

WHAT CAN’TBE TAKEN AWAY FROM JONATHAN

0

Ogilisi Igbo Sails to Mexico from Houston, Advocates for Tourism Growth in Nigeria

July 26, 2025

Gold Miners Feared Dead in Congo After Landslide

July 25, 2025

Devastating UK aid cuts are a matter of life and death for women in Africa

July 25, 2025

Heat And Pests Are Creating A Deadly Cocktail For Our Foods

July 25, 2025

ABOUT US

Time Africa Magazine

TIME AFRICA MAGAZINE is an African Magazine with a culture of excellence; a magazine without peer. Nearly a third of its readers hold advanced degrees and include novelists, … READ MORE >>

SECTIONS

  • Aviation
  • Column
  • Crime
  • Europe
  • Featured
  • Gallery
  • Health
  • Interviews
  • Israel-Hamas
  • Lifestyle
  • Magazine
  • Middle-East
  • News
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • Russia-Ukraine
  • Science
  • Special Report
  • Sports
  • TV/Radio
  • UAE
  • UK
  • US
  • World News

Useful Links

  • AllAfrica
  • Channel Africa
  • El Khabar
  • The Guardian
  • Cairo Live
  • Le Republicain
  • Magazine: 9771144975608
  • Subscribe to TIME AFRICA biweekly news magazine

    Enjoy handpicked stories from around African continent,
    delivered anywhere in the world

    Subscribe

    • About Time Africa Magazine
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
    • WHO’SWHO AWARDS

    © 2025 Time Africa Magazine - All Right Reserved. Time Africa is a trademark of Times Associates, registered in the U.S, & Nigeria. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
    • Politics
    • Column
    • Interviews
    • Gallery
    • Lifestyle
    • Special Report
    • Sports
    • TV/Radio
    • Aviation
    • Health
    • Science
    • World News

    © 2025 Time Africa Magazine - All Right Reserved. Time Africa is a trademark of Times Associates, registered in the U.S, & Nigeria. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.