Dozens die after heavy rain hammers

According to the officials, at least 33 people in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, were killed in the rain and flood.

Desperate residents are trying to escape from the flood, making their way, swimming or leading the safety at home canoe.

The city is there lives 17 million peopleAnd he sits on the Congo River, which is one of the largest in the world and stretches across the country.

The flood is common – the river has recently reached its high level in six decades.

Parts of the capital are prone to soil erosion, and in recent years, President of Congolese has warned that the climate crisis aggravates the flood.

Many houses in Western Kinshas were swept after the floods from Friday to Saturday.

According to the mayor of the capital, who believes that about half of the 26 districts of the city are affected, which believes that search and rescue groups have been sent out.

The worst victims are the outskirts of the city, as well as some of the poorest quarters.

“The water reached 1.5 meters in height. We just managed to save ourselves, the rest was trapped in our homes,” said Christoph Bola, who lives in the NGD area.

Other locals told reporters that they were angry with the authorities, accusing them of too slow to respond and not send enough help.

Floods also left people on most of the Kinshas, ​​fighting the lack of water after the water purification pumps themselves were flooded.

The most tense road connection center, which connects the center with the International Airport, is impassable, like some of the motorways connecting the capital with the main port of Matadi.

At least one tributary leading by the Congo River – the Nijil River, – he has flared up his banks, seizing many residents there, said Deputy President Jackeman Shabani on Sunday.

Say this is one of the most polluted rivers which, according to Congolese scientists, contains a high level of feces and other waste.

Maintaining sewage in many areas of Kinshasa is poorly, and little evidence of urban planning.

Last year the government announced plans to solve this long -standing problem.

It is expected that in the coming days they can also affect the northern and northeast Doctor of Congo.