40 killed following heavy rains in eastern DR Congo

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40 killed following heavy rains in eastern DR Congo

STORY: 40 killed following heavy rains in eastern DR Congo SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rain-hit areas 2. SOUNDBITE (French): JEAN NAGNDU, Witness of the tragedy 3. various of houses ravaged by heavy rains STORYLINE: Heavy rains hit overnight Tuesday Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, causing floods and landslides and killing at least 40 people, local authorities said Wednesday. At least 20 people were found dead in Bukavu and 20 more were killed in the surrounding village of Burhinyi, according to the provincial governor's office. SOUNDBITE (French): JEAN NAGNDU, Resident of Bukavu "It got complicated when the rainwater could not drain away. There is no drainage. The rainwater flooded the houses, leading to the tragedy today. We lost our pastor and it's horrible. On the Mukubwe Avenue, we lost 5 people in a landslide." Provincial authorities said t

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