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Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe.
The Congo River, [a] formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). [10]
7 cze 2021 · Scientists are reporting what they say is the longest sediment avalanche yet measured in action. It occurred underwater off West Africa, in a deep canyon leading away from the mouth of the...
28 wrz 2015 · The upper 2,500 miles of the Congo constitutes one of the world's laziest rivers, meandering gently through Central Africa without ever dropping more than a foot per mile.
7 cze 2021 · It occurred underwater off West Africa, in a deep canyon leading away from the mouth of the Congo River. Something in excess of a cubic kilometre of sand and mud descended into the deep.
17 gru 2019 · There are more than 300 known species along a few hundred kilometeres of river downstream of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
5 lip 2024 · Conservationist Steve Boyes is gathering scientific information across the length of the Congo River, which could help preserve its ecosystems and build resilience against climate change.
