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Plane crash kills 38; others missing  Map of Goma Congo Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
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| Apr.15 |
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Air crash kills more than 80| The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board. The plane was heading from the city of Goma in the eastern mountains to t... | |
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| Mar.19 |
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Ranger held over gorilla killings A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas
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| Feb.3 |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes| Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0 | |
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| Oct.7 |
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Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat Rebels have seized an area in eastern Congo that serves as a wildlife habitat, threatening one of the last known populations of the animals
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| Oct.4 |
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Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo| The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff. All 22 on board the plane as wel... | |
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| Sep.11 |
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 WHO issues alert on Ebola An outbreak of fever kills nearly all of those it infects and has no cure or treatment
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| Sep.9 |
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Fighting threatens gorillas Renewed fighting inside a national park that is home to endangered mountain gorillas forced rangers to flee for the second time in less than...
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| Aug.2 |
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68 die in train crash in remote region The accident took place late near Benaleka, around 220 kilometers northwest of the town of Kananga in Western Kasai province
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| Sep.5 |
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Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35 High winds and rough waves swamped the boat carrying 90 people on Lake Kivu
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| Jun.14 |
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100 plague deaths World Health Organization: The suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in the east of the DR of Congo
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200
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| Dec.5 |
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Deaths, injuries reported in quake A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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| Nov.29 |
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Dozens die in train crash The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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| May.26 |
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All feared dead in crash 26 people were missing and feared dead after a plane Antonov-12 crashed in eastern Congo
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| May.25 |
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Airplane disappears
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| May.18 |
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Tests confirm Ebola outbreak
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| May.12 |
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8 dead with Ebola-like symptoms
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| Mar.26 |
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U.N.: Children die in camps
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| Feb.18 |
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Plague outbreak kills 60 It is the worst outbreak of pneumonic plague for 50 years. The people who have died are all miners
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| Oct.26 |
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Rape victims 'dying'
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| Aug.6 |
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White rhino numbers 'halved'
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| Jul.12 |
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Uranium mine collapses
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| Nov.27 |
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Boat tragedy 'kills 200' 2 ferries collided on a lake, more than the 50 initially reported missing
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| Nov.25 |
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Ebola outbreak kills 18
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21 dead in rocket explosion
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| May.9 |
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Passengers sucked out of plane The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead
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| Jan.21 |
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning Residents of Goma are to be putting their lives at risk by using the local lake for drinking, bathing and cooking
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| Jan.20 |
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| Jan.19 |
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Half of the city has been burned| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | | |
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| Jan.18 |
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Aid agencies battle volcano disaster Aid agencies are scrambling to help 400,000 people displaced after 50-metre-wide red-hot lava has cut through the town
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Volcano kills 45 people Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| May.3 |
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50 feared dead as ferry sinks Passengers rushed aboard. 4 people killed and 50 others trapped in Lake Kivu
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.20 |
Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.19 |
Ranger held over gorilla killings A senior wildlife park officia has been arrested amid claims that he organised the killing of rare mountain gorillas
| 2007 |
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| Oct.7 |
Rebels seize rare gorilla habitat Rebels have seized an area in eastern Congo that serves as a wildlife habitat, threatening one of the last known populations of the animals
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| Sep.9 |
Fighting threatens gorillas Renewed fighting inside a national park that is home to endangered mountain gorillas forced rangers to flee for the second time in less than...
| 2004 |
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| Aug.6 |
White rhino numbers 'halved'
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.16 |
Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
| There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airlines, tore through a crowded marketplace in the Birere neighborhood before breaking apart and bursting into flames
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| Apr.15 |
Air crash kills more than 80| The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board. The plane was heading from the city of Goma in the eastern mountains to t... | |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.4 |
Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo| The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff. All 22 on board the plane as wel... | |
| 2005 |
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| May.26 |
All feared dead in crash 26 people were missing and feared dead after a plane Antonov-12 crashed in eastern Congo
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| May.25 |
Airplane disappears
| 2003 |
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| May.9 |
Passengers sucked out of plane The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.3 |
Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes| Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0 | |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.5 |
Deaths, injuries reported in quake A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.2 |
68 die in train crash in remote region The accident took place late near Benaleka, around 220 kilometers northwest of the town of Kananga in Western Kasai province
| 2005 |
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| Nov.29 |
Dozens die in train crash The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.11 |
WHO issues alert on Ebola An outbreak of fever kills nearly all of those it infects and has no cure or treatment
| 2006 |
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| Jun.14 |
100 plague deaths World Health Organization: The suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in the east of the DR of Congo
| 2005 |
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| May.18 |
Tests confirm Ebola outbreak
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| May.12 |
8 dead with Ebola-like symptoms
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| Mar.26 |
U.N.: Children die in camps
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| Feb.18 |
Plague outbreak kills 60 It is the worst outbreak of pneumonic plague for 50 years. The people who have died are all miners
| 2004 |
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| Oct.26 |
Rape victims 'dying'
| 2003 |
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| Nov.25 |
Ebola outbreak kills 18
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| 2006 |
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| Sep.5 |
Overloaded boat sinks in lake, killing 35 High winds and rough waves swamped the boat carrying 90 people on Lake Kivu
| 2003 |
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| Nov.27 |
Boat tragedy 'kills 200' 2 ferries collided on a lake, more than the 50 initially reported missing
| 2001 |
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| May.3 |
50 feared dead as ferry sinks Passengers rushed aboard. 4 people killed and 50 others trapped in Lake Kivu
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.21 |
Volcano survivors risk poisoning Residents of Goma are to be putting their lives at risk by using the local lake for drinking, bathing and cooking
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| Jan.19 |
Half of the city has been burned| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | | |
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| Jan.18 |
Aid agencies battle volcano disaster Aid agencies are scrambling to help 400,000 people displaced after 50-metre-wide red-hot lava has cut through the town
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| Jan.18 |
Volcano kills 45 people Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| 2004 |
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| Jul.12 |
Uranium mine collapses
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