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Landslide kills 10 in east DR Congo

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This aerial photograph taken on May 6, 2023 shows a landslide that engulfed Nyamukubi village, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Heavy rainfall in the Kalehe region of South Kivu province on has caused rivers to overflow, causing landslides.

Photo credit: Glody Murhabazi | AFP

Ten people have been killed in a landslide after heavy rain hit eastern DR Congo, officials said Wednesday, in a conflict torn-region where hundreds were died last week after catastrophic flooding.

The landslide occurred Tuesday night in the village of Miringati in North Kivu province's Lubero territory, said local administrator Edgard Kasombolene.