At least 33 killed in Congo flooding

Several neighbourhoods in Kinshasa are underwater following heavy flooding which has killed at least 33 people in the Congolese capital.

Authorities in Congo say at least 33 people have died amid flooding in and around the capital of Kinshasa.

Dominique Weloli, the provincial health minister, said Thursday that figure only represented the bodies that have been brought to the morgue. Witnesses told UN-backed Radio Okapi that among the victims were five children from the same family who drowned overnight in their home.

Several neighbourhoods in the sprawling capital of Kinshasa were under water Thursday after a night of heavy rains.