Heavy downpours in Mongala Province have caused the landslide, and the victims all lived in houses on a hillside on the banks of the Congo River, near the provincial capital, Lasala.
The accident happened during the night of Sunday, and the rescue work was still ongoing on Sunday evening, according to Matthieu Mole, president of Forces Vives.
— The landslide took several houses with it. The death toll is still preliminary and many are still under the rubble, he says.