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Landslide in Eastern Congo Kills at Least 13, Leaves over 30 Missing
Intense rainfall caused the landslide in Burutsi, worsening a humanitarian crisis where over 7 million people are displaced amid ongoing conflict, 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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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.
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