At least 33 die in floods in Democratic Republic of Congo | World News

At least 33 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in floods that have limited access to more than half of the country’s capital, Kinshasa.

Ten deaths were confirmed on Sunday night, which added to the 23 people who were already known, the country’s Interior Minister Jacquemin Shabani said on the television of the state.

Most of the deaths were down to walls that collapsed after heavy rains under the avalanche, which started last week and the Ndjili River on Friday, leaving hundreds of buildings underwater, officials said on Sunday.

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While the situation improved by Monday morning, some access roads blocked, and traffic was limited, while the authorities rushed to get the indoor indoors trapped and supported with rising waters.

The highway to the airport, which also connects Kinshasa to the rest of the country, has been damaged by the flooding, but will be open to all vehicles within 72 hours, Kinshasa Governor Daniel Bumba said.

Access to drinking water was affected in at least 16 congregations, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

At least four emergency shelters have been set up to help hundreds of displaced families across the city, the ministry said.

Many residents blamed the government that they did not respond to the disaster quickly enough.

Marie Nzola, one of those whose property was destroyed, said: “We lost everything and left everything. The rain surprised us late at night.”

Clement Matwidi said: “Everything is lost because of the flooding (s) we are waiting for the government’s decision here.”

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In 2022, at least 100 people were killed during similar floods in Kinshasa.

The Congolese government is already struggling with a humanitarian disaster in the east of the Great Country, where decades of fighting with rebels escalated in February, which has worsened, which is already one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.