In 2023, floods killed 400 people in several communities located on the shores of Lake Kivu, in South Kivu province, while last month, 33 people were killed in flooding in the capital, Kinshasa.

In 2023, floods killed 400 people in several communities located on the shores of Lake Kivu, in South Kivu province.

In 2023, floods killed 400 people in several communities located on the shores of Lake Kivu, in South Kivu province.

The catastrophe unfolded when a fire started while a person was cooking on board the boat that was carrying some 500 passengers. People jumped overboard without knowing how to swim, officials said.

In 2024, at least 78 people drowned when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu, eastern Congo. In a separate incident, at least 22 people died after a river boat sank in December in ...

DAILY POST recalls that in 2024, at least 78 people drowned when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu, eastern Congo.

In 2024, at least 78 people drowned when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu, eastern Congo. In a separate incident, at least 22 people died after a river boat sank in December in western ...

More than 20 people died in October last year when a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern DRC, according to local authorities. Another shipwreck on Lake Kivu claimed around 100 lives in 2019.

More than 20 people died in October last year when a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern DRC, according to local authorities.