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muriel_volestrangler

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Sat Aug 19, 2017, 07:31 AM Aug 2017

Congo mudslide death toll 'to rise to 200'

Source: BBC

The death toll from Wednesday's landslide in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to rise above 200, officials say.

Most of the dead are from a fishing community on Lake Albert.

Officials say the figure is based on the number of households buried after heavy rains caused parts of a nearby mountain to collapse.

Hopes of finding survivors has faded as rescuers do not have the means to move the large rocks.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40983467

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Congo mudslide death toll 'to rise to 200' (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 OP
Horrid week for so many. Sierre Leone, followed by this nightmare. Thanks for the information. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2017 #1
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