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DR Congo: Flooding Kills At Least 141

  • #Weather
  • #Congo
  • #Floods
  • #Democratic Republic of Congo
  • #France
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DEC 2022
Image copyright: Reuters [via Reuters]
story last updated DEC 2022

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

This latest disaster is evidence that climate change is widespread and rapidly accelerating. As cities face increased extreme events like flooding, the world needs to adapt. Local and national governments are reacting too slowly — we must stop standing idly by amid this ecological crisis, and open our eyes to the economic opportunity to grow our cities equitably for the future.

The Conversation

Establishment-critical narrative

Climate change threatens every nation on the planet, but poor nations like the DRC are facing the brunt of the disastrous impacts. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and failed crop seasons will only worsen until appropriate funding is allocated to help these overpopulated and impoverished regions develop economically and infrastructurally.

ReliefWeb

Narrative C

It's easy to dismiss any extreme weather event as a consequence of climate change, but in reality they're usually influenced by a myriad of factors that have nothing to do with it. More research is needed before we can establish any direct causal link between the two.

Financial Times

Metaculus Prediction


Articles on this story

More than 100 killed by floods and landslides in Congo’s Kinshasa
Washington PostJUL 2022
Congo: nearly 200 people killed in flash floods in eastern DRC
GuardianJUL 2023
At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital
New York TimesJUL 2022