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DR Congo:Flash Flood:2023/05/04

Duration	2023/05/04	Torrential rain in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo caused a river to overflow on 4 May 2023 and led to significant damage and loss of life in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, the provincial government said in a statement. At least 176 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 5 May 2023, a regional official says.
Country or District	DR Congo
Name	Flash Flood

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Report/Articles FloodList 2023/05/08 Death Toll From South Kivu Floods Rises to Almost 400 Reuters 2023/05/07 South Kivu governor Théo Ngwabidje Kasi put the death toll at 176 and said that others were still missing.

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