At least 141 people have died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that hit several outlying districts of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from late Monday until early Tuesday, according to the provincial Ministry of Public Health.

The authorities also noted that 38,787 households had been flooded and about 280 houses had collapsed, while the N1 highway connecting Kinshasa to the port city of Matadi had been severely damaged.