Forty killed in landslide in eastern Congo, vice governor says
Reuters
August 17, 2017 22:30 MYT
August 17, 2017 22:30 MYT
Workers are seen digging graves at Paloko cemetery in Waterloo, Sierra Leone August 17, 2017. REUTERS
Forty people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Pacifique Keta, the vice governor of Ituri province, said on Thursday.
Seismic and volcanic activity have been responsible for a number of landslides in the region in recent years.