Pakistani peacekeepers rescue more than 2,000 in Congo

RAWALPINDI: Pakistani Peacekeepers rescued more than 2000 people stranded due to heavy floods in Uvira region of South Kivu in Democratic Republic of CONGO (DRC), the ISPR said on .Sunday.

Torrential floods erupted in Uvira and surroundings in DRC starting last week which continued for days. Rains and flooding damaged thousands of houses and affected some 75,000 people.

Pakistani Blue Helmets, part of UN Mission in Congo (MONUSCO), immediately rushed to the affected areas for rescue and relief of local Congolese Populace.

Rescue parties were immediately dispatched with paramedics and rescue equipment to different locations.