Overall Green Flood alert in Democratic Republic of Congo from 10 Dec 2025 01:00 UTC to 12 Dec 2025 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1103660
Death:	17
Displaced:	3600
Countries:	Democratic Republic of Congo
From - To	10 Dec - 16 Dec

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo - Floods, update (ECHO 21 Dec 2025)Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:09

On 9-10 December, very heavy rainfall affected the port city of Boma in the province of Kongo Central in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), causing flooding which resulted in fatalities and damage.
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as of 16 December, two people have died, two are missing, 25 are injured and 3,600 are displaced due to the overflow of the Kalamu River, which also caused a bridge collapse. In addition, the same source reports a total of nearly 32,150 affected people across the area.
Over the next 96 hours, moderate rainfall is forecast over the already affected Kongo Central province.

Kongo Central Province, DR Congo, Mid-December 2025Local media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported flooding along the Kalamu River caused fatalities and damages in Boma and areas of Kongo Central Province in mid-December 2025.Sun 14 Dec 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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