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Dr Congo - At least 120 people have lost their lives after torrential rain caused widespread damages, landslides and flooding in the city of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Heavy rain fell overnight, from 12 to 13 December 2022, causing floods, landslides and sinkholes. Several municipalities in the city were affected. Dozens of houses and buildings collapsed and vehicles were left stranded. Wide stretches of road were completely destroyed, including in Mitendi, a commune to the southwest of the city, where a sinkhole wiped out the busy N1 highway which connects Kinshasa to Matadi the port city for Kinshasa.

Bosnia and Croatia - At least one person died and dozens of homes were damaged after heavy rain caused flash flooding, landslides and rivers to overflow in northern areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina and parts of neighbouring Croatia. The Red Cross reported around 500 people were affected by flooding in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 10 to 12 December 2022. One person died after a landslide buried part of a road near the city of Prijedor. A bridge was destroyed near the city of Gradiska leaving several communities isolated. In Croatia, the rising Kupa river threatened to flood areas of Karlovac County. Roads were flooded in Blatnica, Donja Kupčina and Gradec Pokupski. Several houses were damaged in Zadar County. Five people were evacuated in Gračac. Some roads were flooded in Lika-Senj County.

Turkey - Heavy rain of over 200 mm in 24 hours caused flooding in parts of Antalya Province in Turkey on 12 December 2022. Many of the areas affected saw severe flooding just days earlier. Finike in Antalya recorded 253.8 mm of rain in 24 hours to 12 December. The district of Kumluca recorded 207.8 mm during the same period. Several buildings were damaged and vehicles were swept away. A bridge collapsed in Kumluca.

Portugal - More heavy rain struck from 12 December affecting Lisbon District. Several severe weather-related incidents were also reported in the district of Setúbal. The weather station at Tapada da Ajuda in Lisbon recorded 65.6 mm of rain in 3 hours early on 13 December. The city of Almada in Setúbal recorded 59.7 mm of rain in 5 hours.