At least 62 people have lost their lives, and 50 are missing after large floods caused by heavy rains in eastern Congo took several villages along the coast of Lake Tanganika, local authorities announced today.
Referring to the testimonies of the locals, CBS conveyed that the floods started on Friday at around five o’clock in the morning and took the entire village of Kasab on the coast of Lake Tanganik.
The Minister of Health of the Province of South Kiva said that the rescue operation was difficult for the lack of members of the rescue services and breaking the telephone lines due to floods, transmits tanjug.
Last month in floods in the Kinshas capital, 33 people were killed.
(Vijesti.ba)
