At least 29 people have been killed in flood waters and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, ...

Of Kinshasa’s two flood risks, the impact of Congo River flooding can be observed in large cities located along major rivers, and typically peaks around January. These are seasonal floods driven ...

Measurements taken in Kinshasa indicated that the river had risen 5.94 metres (19.5 feet), close to the high-water mark of 6.26 metres during record flooding in 1961. 'The hand of man' ...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third largest city in Africa and home to over 10 million people. ... which is in the axis of the Congo River. ...

The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has reached 33 as authorities race to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their homes.

From Kinshasa, they transport imported materials, household goods, used vehicles, secondhand clothing, and canned foods to the towns that line the banks of the river: Mbandaka, Lisala, Bumba, and ...

Kinshasa has undergone successive, ... Building on riverbanks and riverbeds is illegal, say authorities in Kinshasa, which sits on the Congo River ...

But Bikoro lies near the heavily traveled Congo River, which connects travelers not only to Mbandaka to the north, but to the capital city of Kinshasa, with more than 9 million residents, to the ...

Kinshasa's most ambitious project is being built on two islands on the River Congo, which promoters believe will become an entire new district for the capital of the Democratic Republic Congo.

KINSHASA, Congo — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said.

The Congo River still plays a major transport role between the major cities of Kinshasa and Kisangani Per-Anders Pettersson/Corbis Some time around 1920, a person carried a virus down the Sangha ...

Flooding death toll in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to help victims Heavy rains began last week, causing the key Ndjili River to overflow on Friday and submerge hundreds of buildings.