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As a result of a boat fire on the Congo River near Kinshasa, at least 148 people have died, and over 100 are still missing.
Officials say the death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 ...
Survivors rescued, bodies still surfacing after 148 die in a Congo Riverboat inferno caused by fuel mishandling. #Shipwreck ...
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...
The disaster occurred on Tuesday, when an explosion—believed to have been caused by a cooking fire—sparked a devastating ...
As a result of a boat fire on the Congo River near Kinshasa, at least 148 people have died. Over 100 people are still missing ...
KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to ... Heavy rains began last week, causing the key Ndjili River to overflow on Friday and submerge hundreds of buildings. While the ...
While the Democratic Republic of Congo reels from a new rebel offensive in the east, its capital in the west, Kinshasa, ...
The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people ...
Residents of Kinshasa surveyed the wreckage of their homes after severe flooding swept through parts of the DRC's capital, ...
Kinshasa faces two distinct flood hazards: first, flooding from the Congo River, which typically peaks around December and January; and, second, urban flood events driven by local rainfall and ...
Officials say the death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing KINSHASA ... on the Congo River in the country's ...