Heavy rains hit Kinshasa hard last Friday night, killing at least 22 people. The flooding has caused big problems across the city. Local leader Daniel Bumba warned more deaths might happen as teams keep looking for victims. He told reporters they still need to help many at-risk people, like pregnant women and kids.
Soldiers joined the rescue work in badly flooded areas such as Mont-Amba, Salongo, and Ndanu. Water covered main streets and knocked out power and water supply in many parts of the city. Most people cannot travel around the capital right now. The roads to N'djili Airport flooded completely, forcing officials to use boats to move stuck travelers.
The eastern part of Kinshasa suffered terribly when the N'djili River burst its banks. The water trapped dozens of cars in Debonhomme, and many locals had to paddle small boats or swim through their streets to escape. Weather experts say more rain will fall soon, which could make everything worse for the 17 million people living there.
Kinshasa faces these dangers because it grew fast without proper planning. Buildings went up anywhere and everywhere, making flooding much worse when heavy rain comes. The wet season normally lasts from November to May, bringing regular threats to the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital.
Soldiers joined the rescue work in badly flooded areas such as Mont-Amba, Salongo, and Ndanu. Water covered main streets and knocked out power and water supply in many parts of the city. Most people cannot travel around the capital right now. The roads to N'djili Airport flooded completely, forcing officials to use boats to move stuck travelers.
The eastern part of Kinshasa suffered terribly when the N'djili River burst its banks. The water trapped dozens of cars in Debonhomme, and many locals had to paddle small boats or swim through their streets to escape. Weather experts say more rain will fall soon, which could make everything worse for the 17 million people living there.
Kinshasa faces these dangers because it grew fast without proper planning. Buildings went up anywhere and everywhere, making flooding much worse when heavy rain comes. The wet season normally lasts from November to May, bringing regular threats to the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital.
