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At least 40 more people die in floods and landslides in DR Congo

At least 40 more people die in floods and landslides in DR Congo

AT least 40 more people have died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities said, after heavy downpours overnight that unleashed floods and landslides that left residents digging through the mud to find bodies. In the city of Bukavu, onlookers gathered to watch on Wednesday as a group of men hauled a car out of the mud to recover a woman's body from underneath, a Reuters witness said. At least 20 people died in Bukavu and at least 20 more were killed in the village of Burinyi, 50 km (31 miles) from Bukavu, according to officials in the two…
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