US EditionLandslide in Eastern Congo Kills at Least 13, Leaves over 30 Missing
Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Burutsi, North Kivu, killing at least 13 and leaving over 30 missing, while road closures hindered emergency response, officials said.
- Early Tuesday, a landslide in eastern Congo killed at least 13 and left over 30 missing, local authorities said.
- Heavy, prolonged rain preceded the slide, triggering a slope failure that collapsed the hillside into Burutsi, North Kivu province, around 1 a.m. while residents slept, sector chief Descarte Akilimali said.
- The slide severed the main Goma–Walikale road, blocking access to the site, and local officials asked the government for help but the road closure hampered response efforts.
- Decades of violence and rebel resurgence complicate relief in eastern Congo, where more than 100 armed groups and over 7 million displaced raise humanitarian stakes.
- Walikale was captured by M23 last year, and that hold heightens response risks now, as earlier this year M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, complicating relief efforts.
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Search continues for people after landslide in DRC
Kinshasa, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) Young people from Burutsi and surrounding villages in the Walikale territory of North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), continued the search for people today following a landslide.
Landslide triggered after heavy downpours in east DR Congo kills 18
At least 18 people have died while several homes were swept away in a landslide triggered after heavy downpours overnight in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources told AFP Tuesday. The landslide took place in Kashebere, in North Kivu province, where the Congolese state is largely absent due to the advance of the Rwanda-backed M23 militia. Kashbere is around 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of Goma, the provincial capital, which fell …
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Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing
A landslide in eastern Congo has killed at least 13 people and left over 30 missing. Local authorities reported the disaster happened early Tuesday in the village of Burutsi, North Kivu province.
The 13 January 2026 landslide at Burutsi in DR Congo
A rainfall-induced landslide at Burutsi is now known to have killed 28 people. At about 1 am local time on 13 January 2026, a large landslide occurred at Burutsi village, which is located in the Kashebere area of Walikale Territory, Democratic Republic of Congo. Local news reports indicate that 28 people were killed in the 17 houses that were destroyed. A further 20 people were injured. The search and rescue operation has now been completed. Th…
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