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The UN office in DRC’s capital, Kinshasa, announced that last Tuesday’s heavy rains and flooding had killed at least 169 people.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Congolese authorities had announced that the floods had caused at least 120 dead.<\/p>\n

According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs the heavy rains affected an estimated 38 000 people destroying at least 280 houses.<\/p>\n

A three-day national mourning period was declared from Wednesday.<\/p>\n

AMN | Reporters | Eyewitness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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