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DR Congo faces 'catastrophe' from floods: UN

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People cross floodwaters in the Pompage district of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Jan. 9, 2024, following heavy rains. [AFP]

Eastern DR Congo faces a "humanitarian catastrophe" after being hit by severe flooding affecting about half a million people, the UN World Food Programme said Wednesday.

"Heavier rainfall than usual during the rainy season, prompted by climate change, has forced rivers and lakes to overflow, swallowing towns, villages and roads on the shores," the WFP said in a report citing "chaos" in South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces.

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