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Fatal Landslide Hits Eastern DRC


FILE: DRC map showing North Kivu province, where fatal Sunday, April 2, 2023 landslide took place near Bolowa.
FILE: DRC map showing North Kivu province, where fatal Sunday, April 2, 2023 landslide took place near Bolowa.

KINSHASA - At least 20 people were killed and several others are still missing following a landslide in east Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu Province on Sunday, the provincial government said on Monday.

The incident occurred in the locality of Bolowa, in Masisi territory in DRC's eastern North Kivu province.

"Following this tragic incident, twenty people... lost their lives and others are missing for which search efforts are ongoing," the North Kivu governor's spokesperson said in a statement.

There were no further details on the causes of the landslide and its impact.

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