40 people have been killed in a landslide in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday.
The incident happened in a fishing village on the banks of Lake Albert, according to officials in the country.
The AFP quoted the deputy governor of Ituri province, Pacifique Keta saying part of a mountain engulfed “a fisherman’s camp after heavy rains caused a landslide”.
Keta said 40 people were killed in the disaster. “Yesterday (Wednesday), we buried 28 bodies and today we will bury 12 more,” Keta added.
Reuters reported that Seismic and volcanic activity have been responsible for a number of landslides in the region in recent years.
In May 2010, a mudslide that swept over the eastern village of Kibiriga killed 19 people: the bodies of 27 others were never recovered.
Source: Africafeeds.com
