Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - according to officials. Desperate residents are trying to flee the floodwaters by wading, swimming or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.

Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least eight people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country’s main airport

Around 30 people were killed as the heavy rains inundated the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital over the weekend, officials said.