At least 394 bodies have been recovered after last week's floods in the Kalehe territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A day of national mourning will be observed on Monday, with flags lowered at half-mast "in memory of the lost compatriots", the government announced.A woman with missing family members cries as she learns further bodies have been found on a nearby island, in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province, in Congo. / Photo: AP Archive
An official said on Sunday that the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to nearly 400. At least 394 bodies have been recovered after last week's floods, said Thomas Bakenga, administrator of Kalehe territory where the affected villages are located.Heavy rainfall in the Kalehe region of South Kivu province on Thursday caused rivers to overflow, causing landslides that engulfed the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi.
The hill side also gave way at Nyamukubi, where the weekly market was held on Thursday, Bakenga has previously said.
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