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Uniindia: Kinshasa, Dec 14 (UNI) At least 141 people were killed following floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that hit several outlying districts of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from late Monday till early Tuesday, according to the latest assessment made public late Tuesday by local authorities.

At least 120 people have been killed and dozens injured by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congos capital Kinshasa. 📰 Congo Floods: Over 120 People Killed in Kinshasa As Heavy Rains Cause Landslides (See Pics And Video).

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The rainfall caused major flooding and landslides on Tuesday night in parts of Kinshasa, a metropolis of about 15 million residents.

In Kinshasa, a megacity of 15 million, heavy rain left roads, infrastructure and many neighborhoods underwater or in ruins.

More than 120 people have been killed following the worst floods in years in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, the authorities say.

More than 120 people have been killed following the worst floods in years in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Over 120 dead in Congo floods

National Highway 1 has been cut off, preventing movement of vehicles between Kinshasa and Kongo Central.

Floods caused by heavy rains swept parts of DR Congo's capital Kinshasa on Tuesday, in one case killing nine people when their home collapsed, an AFP reporter saw. The AFP reporter saw the bodies of nine members of a family who had died after the...