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Flooding and Landslides in Burundi Kill Dozens and Displace Thousands Flooding and Landslides in Burundi Kill Dozens
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At least 46 people were killed and thousands displaced in Burundi after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in the small, landlocked African country, government officials said on Monday. Harimenshi Hermes, a spokesman for the police, said that 46 deaths and 118 injuries had been officially recorded. The Red Cross put the death toll at 67, Reuters reported. The toll was expected to rise. “Many houses in the suburbs were destroyed by the rain,” said Beatrice Nibogora, an information officer for the United Nations in Burundi. “Many of the victims are children, and the houses collapsed on them.” The government said it would organize burials for the dead and treatment for the injured. Torrential rains began on Sunday night and continued into Monday morning, causing power failures and cutting off roadways around Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. The city sits on the shore of Lake Tanganyika near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 60 people were killed and dozens injured in Burundi after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in the small, landlocked African country, a government spokesman, Willy Nyamitwe, said on Monday. Harimenshi Hermes, a spokesman for the police, said that thousands more had been displaced because of damage to their homes. “Many houses in the suburbs were destroyed by the rain,” said Beatrice Nibogora, an information officer for the United Nations in Burundi. “Many of the victims are children, and the houses collapsed on them.” The government said it would organize burials for the dead and treatment for the injured. Torrential rains began on Sunday night and continued into Monday morning, causing power failures and cutting off roadways around Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. The city sits on the shore of Lake Tanganyika near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.