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DRC - Landslides (NOAA-CPC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 4 January 2023)

  • On 29-30 December, a number of landslides caused by heavy rainfall occurred in South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), resulting in casualties.

  • According to media reports, at least 10 people died, nine others have been injured and a number of individuals are missing.

  • Moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast on 4-7 January over western, southern and eastern DRC, including South Kivu Province.