More than 180,000 inhabitants of central and northern Congo spend their annual feast with their feet in the water.
These residents, located along the Congo River and its tributary, the Ubangi, are victims of floods caused by rain that has been falling continuously since October in the country. The government, which has declared a state of humanitarian emergency, is preparing to deploy aid and is urging partners to follow it.
From Makotimpko to Liranga via Mossaka or Loukoklela, the humanitarian was able to carry out the mapping of flooded areas of Congo-Brazzaville often uses the helicopter. These are areas that are difficult to access. The plantations, invaded by water, experienced a premature harvest or were simply lost.
It is by canoeing that many students left their homes to go to their schools to play the compositions from the first quarter. The situation is worrying, according to Antoinette Dinga Dzondo, Minister for Humanitarian Action.
“Yesterday (Sunday, December 27), we were already 180,000 people affected by the floods. We have already passed the threshold we had reached in 2019, when we talked about 170,000 victims ”, she illustrated.
The government will use humanitarian aid during the week. “We have to give them emergency aid, which consists of food and non-food. Non-foods are generally important drugs, ”explained Dinga Dzondo.
The amount of products to be brought to the victims of the disaster is not specified, but the government is convinced that it will not be able to cover all needs.
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