Flood in Democratic Republic of Congo
الموقع
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
التاريخ
2025-05-01
إلى 2025-05-14
الإحداثيات
خط العرض:
-3.2653155
خط الطول:
27.8705717
مقياس الخطر
disaster Details
Event summary
Flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.
| GDACS ID | FL 1103255 |
| Glide number: | FL-2025-000061-COD |
| Death: | 276 |
| Displaced: | 2000 |
| Countries: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| From - To | 01 May - 14 May |
GDACS Score
- Heavy rainfall affected the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in particular the area near the South Kivu province near the Lake Tanganyika shores, over the past few days, causing floods and rivers overflows - particularly the Kasaba river - that have resulted in casualties and severe damage.
- Media report, as of 12 May, approximately 100 fatalities and around 30 injured people across the area of the Kasaba village, South Kivu province. In addition, media also report that the affected area remains isolated.
- Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the already affected area.
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- Heavy rainfall has been affecting the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly the South Kivu province near the shores of Lake Tanganyika, over the past few days. The resulting floods and river overflows, especially of the Kasaba river, have caused significant casualties and destruction.
- As of 13 May, media reports indicate that at least 104 people have died, 50 are missing, and 28 have been injured along the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the Kasaba River. The event has also caused widespread devastation, with over 2,000 households displaced and without shelter due to severely damaged infrastructure and disruptions to essential services, including power outages.
- More rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours, with isolated heavy to very heavy rain expected, particularly in the already affected South Kivu province.
- Heavy rainfall has been affecting the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly the South Kivu province near the shores of Lake Tanganyika, over the past few days. The resulting floods and river overflows, especially of the Kasaba river, have caused significant casualties and destruction.
- As of 13 May, media reports indicate that at least 104 people have died, 50 are missing, and 28 have been injured along the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the Kasaba River. The event has also caused widespread devastation, with over 2,000 households displaced and without shelter due to severely damaged infrastructure and disruptions to essential services, including power outages.
- More rainfall is forecast over the next 72 hours, with isolated heavy to very heavy rain expected, particularly in the already affected South Kivu province.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)
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Exposed population
Data, images, links, services and documents
For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),
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