Lake Kivu
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| Area | 2700 |
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| Surface elevation | 1460 |
| Max. depth | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
| Island | Idjwi |
| Fish | Nile tilapia |
| Ripon barbel | |
| Lake Rukwa minnow | |
| East African red-finned barb | |
| Barbus salmo | |
| Did you know | Lake Kivu is one of three lakes in the area which experience limnic eruptions, along with Nyos and Monoun lakes. |
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| ID | 809209 |
About Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika.
DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives
... The authorities had previously said 200 people had died following torrential rainfall on ThursdayIn several villages close to the shore of Lake Kivu, people have been digging through the mud with their hands in a desperate search for missing relatives...
DR Congo: 'My life has changed thanks to coffee'
... An ideal climate and hilly terrain has seen generations of farmers grow Arabica coffee on Idjwi island in Lake Kivu, located between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda...
Does it matter if we know where our food comes from?
... Mr Mulomba has spent most of his life working in coffee cultivation, but last year was put in charge of a coffee-washing station for the AMKA co-operative, a group of more than 2,000 farmers close to Lake Kivu...
DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives
By Will RossAfrica editor, BBC World Service
Nearly 400 bodies have been retrieved following floods and landslides that hit two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week.
The Authorities had previously said 200 people had died following torrential rainfall on Thursday
In several villages close to The Shore of Lake Kivu , people have been digging through the mud with their hands in a Desperate Search for missing relatives.
The Congolese Red Cross volunteers do not have Body Bags .
They are having to pile up the bodies wrapped up in blankets in The Villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu province.
It is now Three Days since the floods hit and The Number of dead keeps rising, now standing at 394.
One distraught mother in Nyamukubi said her husband had survived and was in hospital but all her children were gone.
" It's like The End of The World , " 27-year-old Gentille Ndagijimana, who also lost her parents and Two Sisters , told the AFP news agency.
Homes made of wooden planks with corrugated iron rooves were Swept Away .
In Bushushu village some of The Buildings that are Still Standing are half buried in the mud.
Last week also saw floods across The Other side of Lake Kivu in neighbouring Rwanda.
UN chief António Guterres said the floods were another illustration of accelerating Climate Change .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
