Kalehe: The death toll in the floods in eastern Congo has risen to more than 200 and many people are still missing. Local officials in South Kivu gave this information.Thomas Bakenge, the administrator of Kalehe, the worst affected by the floods, told reporters on Saturday that 203 bodies had been found so far and efforts were on to trace the others.
Hundreds of homes were swept away by floodwaters in Yamukubi village, as rescue workers and others dug through the rubble to search for bodies on Saturday. Flood-affected Enorite Jikujuwa said she had lost her entire family, including her parents-in-law. Also many of their neighbors have been killed. He said, “The entire village has turned into a barren land. There are only stones everywhere and we can’t even tell where our land was. On receiving the dead body, they are taking him with them.
South Kivu Governor Tho Ngwabidze visited the area to assess the damage caused by the floods. He tweeted that the provincial government has provided medical supplies and food to the victims. Several main roads leading to the affected areas have been blocked due to rain and floods, making it difficult to deliver relief material. President Felix Tshisekadi declared national mourning on Monday in memory of the victims and the central government is sending a disaster management team to South Kivu to help the provincial government.
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