WFP: Eastern DR Congo faces‘humanitarian catastrophe’ from floods
Shafaqna English - 2024-05-10T18:23:50.000Z

Shafaqna English- Eastern DR Congo faces a “humanitarian catastrophe” after being hit by severe flooding affecting about half a million people, the UN World Food Programme said Wednesday. “Heavier rainfall than usual during the rainy season, prompted by climate change, has forced rivers and lakes to overflow, swallowing towns, villages

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