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- ↑ Landslide kills 40 in northeast DR Congo, The East African. Thursday August 17, 2017.
- ↑ Freytas-Tamura, Kikiko (19 August 2017). "Landslide in Congo Kills Dozens, Official Says". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Congo mudslide death toll 'to rise to 200'". BBC . 19 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Congo landslide death toll likely to rise over 200 — Ituri vice governor". Arab News . 19 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- 1 2 "DR Congo landslide death toll climbs to 200". Al Jazeera . 19 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Landslide kills 40 in northeast DR Congo". Relief Web . 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.