Amidst power tussle that has engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and who steers the country’s ship after President Joseph Kabila’s departure from power, at least 50 people have died and thousands rendered homeless after severe flooding hit the south-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ceoafrica gathered that torrential rain caused the Kalamu River, which flows through the city of Boma, to burst its banks on Tuesday, in which the bodies of some of the victims had ended up in neighbouring Angola, after being carried away by the surge.

Locals said that some areas of the city were buried in up to a metre of mud.

According to the governor of Kongo Central province, Jacques Mbadu, he said that "This is a cyclical phenomenon which happens every 10 years. It last happened in January 2015, but with climate change it has happened again in December 2016."

Waters hit a peak of 2m (six ft) above their usual level, he added, and severe floods, droughts and storms are expected to increase as a result of climate change in Africa.