Conflicts and climate crisis left 71m internally displaced in 2022

2023-05-12T12:31+0200cgtn (en)

The number of internally displaced people around the world reached a record 71.1 million last year due to conflicts including Ukraine and climate disasters like the monsoon floods in Pakistan, according a new report. The Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said that figure showed a....

Floods in DRC: in Kalehe, the health situation worries health professionals

2023-05-11T05:06+0200tellerreport (en)

2023-05-11T03:05:50.297Z. Highlights: A week after the tragedy in Kalehe, the health consequences of the floods are worrying. At least 400 people died as a result of heavy rains that hit the region on May 4th. The balance sheet is not final since all the bodies have not yet been buried. The springs have been ravaged and are filled with mud.

Rescue work underway in DR Congo

2023-05-11T03:20+0200chinadaily (en)

Humanitarian aid and supplies from the government arrive in South Kivu on Tuesday, after floods and landslides that hit the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo . AUGUSTIN WAMENYA/GETTY IMAGES. Efforts to rescue missing residents and recover bodies are underway with at least 400 people confirmed....

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Fatal Floods: What Caused Them, and How to Help By Lizzy Rosenberg

2023-05-10T19:39+0200greenmatters (en)

Tragedy struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2023, after more than 400 people lost their lives and over 5,000 were left missing, thanks to a climate change-induced natural disaster . Entire villages were lost in a major flood, while landslides that ensued ended up wiping out entire neighborhoods.

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T12:08+0200fijitimes (en)

Red Cross workers and volunteers gather for a briefing where Congolese civilians were killed following rains that destroyed the remote, mountainous area and ripped through the riverside villages of Nyamukubi, Kalehe territory in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Djaffar Sabiti.

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for ...

2023-05-10T11:22+0200thetimes-za (en)

A general view shows the ruins of a home destroyed following rains that destroyed the remote, mountainous area and ripped through the riverside villages of Nyamukubi, Kalehe territory in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 9, 2023. Image: REUTERS/Djaffar Sabiti.

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T10:22+0200marianasvariety (en)

REUTERS (Nyamukubi, Democratic Republic of Congo ) — The death toll from flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo crept higher on Tuesday as aid workers found more bodies among the muddy devastation and wounded residents succumbed to their injuries in an underequipped local clinic.

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T08:15+0200bdnews24 (en)

The death toll from flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo crept higher on Tuesday as aid workers found more bodies among the muddy devastation and wounded residents succumbed to their injuries in an underequipped local clinic. The floods, in a remote, mountainous area of South Kivu....

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T06:37+0200chinadailyhk (en)

Flood-affected residents wait for the distribution of aid from the central government of the Democratic Republic of Congo , four days after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 400, in Nyamukubi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 9, 2023.

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T06:22+0200wam-en (en)

Wed 10-05-2023 08:11 AM Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives KALEHE, Democratic Republic of Congo , 10th May, 2023 (WAM) -- The death toll from flooding in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo crept higher on Tuesday as aid workers found more bodies among the....

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T00:56+0200inquirer (en)

Red Cross workers and volunteers gather for a briefing where Congolese civilians were killed following rains that destroyed the remote, mountainous area and ripped through the riverside villages of Nyamukubi, Kalehe territory in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 9, 2023. REUTERS.

Thousands still missing as Congo flood survivors search for relatives

2023-05-10T00:27+0200japantoday (en)

The death toll from flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo crept higher on Tuesday as aid workers found more bodies among the muddy devastation and wounded residents succumbed to their injuries in an underequipped local clinic. The floods, in a remote, mountainous area of South Kivu....

Thousands Still Missing As Congo Flood Survivors Search For Relatives

2023-05-09T23:42+0200ibtimes (en)

Red Cross workers and volunteers gather for a briefing where Congolese civilians were killed following rains that destroyed the remote, mountainous area and ripped through the riverside villages of Nyamukubi, Kalehe territory in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 9, 2023. Reuters.

DR Congo – Many Feared Missing After Landslide in North Kivu

2023-05-09T15:01+0200floodlist (en)

More tragedy has struck in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , this time in North Kivu Province where dozens of workers at a mining site are feared buried after a landslide on 08 May 2023. Screenshot of a video of the landslide near the city of Rubaya in Masisi Territory in North Kivu Province, DR Congo, 08 May 2023.

Over 5,500 still missing in flood-hit East Congo: local official

2023-05-09T14:43+0200swazidailynews (en)

KALEHE, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – More than 5,500 people are still unaccounted for in an area in East Democratic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week, a local official said on Tuesday, as shaken survivors waited for food aid.

Congo flood victims buried en masse as death toll rises above 400

2023-05-08T16:31+0200reuters (en)

By and Sonia Rolley Des civils congolais se rassemblent après la mort de membres de leur famille à la suite de pluies qui ont détruit des bâtiments et forcé des travailleurs humanitaires à rassembler des cadavres recouverts de boue en tas dans le village de Nyamukubi, territoire de Kalehe dans la....

Video: More than 400 killed in 'worst flood we have ever had' in DR Congo

2023-05-08T15:26+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

More than 400 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's recent history. More bodies were recovered on Monday after floods devasted two villages - Bushushu and Nyamukubi - in the Kalehe territory of the country.

More than 400 killed in 'worst flood we have ever had' in DR Congo

2023-05-08T15:03+0200skynews (en)

More than 400 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's recent history. More bodies were recovered on Monday after floods devasted two villages - Bushushu and Nyamukubi - in the Kalehe territory of the country.

Flood in DR Congo kills nearly 200, submerges buildings

2023-05-05T23:41+0200thecable (en)

Nearly 200 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Théo Kasi, South Kivu governor, said heavy rains had fallen in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi and caused rivers to overflow on Thursday. Kasi pegged the death toll at 176 on Friday and said others were still missing.