The heavy rains in the Republic of Congo has resulted into a deadly flooding that has claimed more than a score lives.
According to reports, the heavy rain of the night had resulted in the large torrent.
The governor of the Kinshasa Gentiny Ngobila, has begun a tour around the municipalities to access the level of damages done by the flood.
More than 30 people died in the Mont-Ngafula municipality alone, its leader Alidor Tshibanda has told Top Congo FM.
The UN-sponsored Radio Okapi reported at least 34 dead across the whole city as of midday. However, there are speculations that the number of casualties will rise in time.
Some roads linking the National Road 1 connecting more than 12 million Kinshasa residents to the closest port is partially submerged and eroded, and one-third of the capital is experiencing water outages according to a spokesman of the water utility.
