On 16 August 2017, severe flooding caused a mountainside to collapse, triggering a landslide which affected a fishing village in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DR Congo) Ituri province.[1][2] The disaster killed at least 200 people. Much of the damage is attributed to poorly regulated housing in vulnerable mountainous regions and heavy deforestation.
- ^ Congo Mudslide: Recent Disaster A Cause For Concern For Africans. Stephanie Ekowa, August 19, 2017.
- ^ Landslide kills 40 in northeast DR Congo, The East African. Thursday August 17, 2017.