UN official praises Chinese peacekeepers for DRC humanitarian mission

STORY: UN official praises Chinese peacekeepers for DRC humanitarian mission DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of inauguration ceremony in Kalehe, DR Congo 2. various of a humanitarian project carried out by Chinese peacekeepers in Kalehe, DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAX DESIR, Head of local civil engineering service of MONUSCO STORYLINE: A United Nations official on Tuesday praised the "unity" shown by Chinese peacekeepers in a humanitarian mission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of a temporary bridge. The bridge spans the Luzira River in the Kalehe territory of the South Kivu province. The area was stricken by heavy rains and flooding in May, causing serious casualties. The bridge was built by the engineers of the 26th Chinese contingent under the order of a UN mission in the DRC. T

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(230511) -- KALEHE (DR CONGO), May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather at an area hit by flooding and landslides in Kalehe, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on May 9, 2023. Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 438 villagers, local media reported Thursday, citing a government spokesperson. (Xinhua)

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(230511) -- KALEHE (DR CONGO), May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People mourn for the victims of flooding and landslides in Kalehe, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on May 9, 2023. Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 438 villagers, local media reported Thursday, citing a government spokesperson. (Xinhua)

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(230511) -- KALEHE (DR CONGO), May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather at an area hit by flooding and landslides in Kalehe, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on May 9, 2023. Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 438 villagers, local media reported Thursday, citing a government spokesperson. (Xinhua)

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(230511) -- KALEHE (DR CONGO), May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows an area hit by flooding and landslides in Kalehe, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 438 villagers, local media reported Thursday, citing a government spokesperson. (Xinhua)

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(230511) -- KALEHE (DR CONGO), May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows an area hit by flooding and landslides in Kalehe, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 438 villagers, local media reported Thursday, citing a government spokesperson. (Xinhua)