Flooding in Africa’s Great Lakes Region Claims Hundreds of Lives
- UN says 270 dead, 300 missing, 3,000 families left homeless
- President declares national day of mourning in Congo on Monday
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More than 270 people are dead and at least 300 still missing after flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Heavy rains between May 2 and 4 led multiple rivers to flood and caused landslides that destroyed more than 1,200 homes and left 3,000 families without shelter across Kalehe territory in South Kivu province, OCHA said in an emailed statement on Monday.