Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced that at least 17 people had been killed following landslides caused by heavy rains in the northwest of the country.
The authorities in Congo warned - according to the American ABC News network on Sunday - that the death toll may rise as rescue workers search for victims in the rubble under the collapsed homes.
The American network explained that the disaster occurred along the Congo River in the town of "Lisala", northwest of the country, where the victims were living in homes built at the foot of the mountain, noting that the heavy rains caused serious damage, including a landslide that swallowed several Houses.
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