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BBC OS: 2023/05/08 16:06 GMT: Democratic Republic of Congo flooding

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2023/05/08 16:06 GMT

2023/05/08 16:06 GMT: Democratic Republic of Congo flooding

Democratic Republic of Congo flooding

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Democratic Republic of Congo flooding

A day of national mourning is being held in the aftermath of devastating landslides.

A day of national mourning is being held in the aftermath of devastating landslides and flooding.

A day of national mourning is being held in the Democratic Republic of Congo where more than four hundred bodies have been recovered following floods and landslides. Many people are still missing and are feared to be under mud that covered two villages in Kalehe district. We get the latest on the rescue efforts, and hear from people across the country who have been affected.

We go to the US, where federal authorities are investigating whether the gunman who killed eight people including children at a Dallas shopping mall had far-right links. Our US correspondent in Washington DC has been following the story.

With the approach of Victory Day in Russia on Tuesday - celebrating victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945 - we hear a conversation with women in Russia. The holiday takes place as Ukraine is widely expected to launch a major counteroffensive. The Kremlin recently passed a law allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists, sparking fears of a new wave of mobilization for Moscow's war in Ukraine. How will Victory Day be celebrated this year?

And we hear from people in the north-eastern Indian state on Manipur, where thousands have been displaced, after ethnic clashes broke out last week.

Presenter: Peter Okwoche.

(Photo: Red Cross volunteers carry bodies of flash floods victims in the village of Bushushu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 06 May 2023. Credit: KASEREKA MOISE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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