<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 15 people have been killed following floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that hit early Tuesday several outlying districts of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a provisional assessment made public by local authorities.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Alidor Tshibanda, mayor of Mont-Ngafula, a community located in the south of Kinshasa, said the victims are mainly identified in several neighborhoods in Mont-Ngafula.</div><div><br></div><div>Tshibanda said the number of deaths and injuries is likely to rise, for many people are still trapped in the rubble caused by the rain. - Xinhua</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>