The number of those who died as a result of a flood, which fell into the province of South Kiva in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increased to 438 people.
According to local media, heavy rains, which began two days earlier in the villages of Bushush and Nyamukubi, provoked the spill of the Chibi rivers.
The press secretary of the government Patrick Muiya said that the bodies of 26 people who were missing were discovered.
According to him, the number of missing people exceeds 4 thousand people.
A large number of residents of the region are listed as missing. Search and rescue work continues.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo located in the tropical climate zone in the rainy season often faces natural disasters.