Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached file. Description of the EventDate when the trigger was met05-01-2024What happened, where and when?In early January 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced devastating ooding due to the worst overowing of the Congo River for 60 years, following several weeks of torrential rain. On 29 December 2023, the Government of the Republic of Congo issued an alert for the level of the Congo River, with a ood of 5.94 m.Following the oods, on 5 January 2024, the DRC Minister for Social Aairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity launched an appeal for solidarity and emergency aid, addressed to the central government and the entire national and international community, to enable the deployment of aid and appropriate teams on site.On 10 January 2024, the DRC authorities reported that the river was still above the overow threshold, i.e. 6.20 metres above sea level. During the same period, according to the Régie des voies uviales, the provinces most aected were: Tshopo, Mongala, Equateur, Nord Ubangui and Sud Ubangi, Kwilu, Mai-Ndombe, Kongo-Central, Lomami, Kasaï, Kasaï-Central, Sud-Kivu. Haut Uele, Kinshasa and Tshuapa. At least 30,4521 households have already been aected by the oods.Following that, the DRC Red Cross (DRCRC) launched an operation to contribute to humanitarian aid by helping 12,000 people aected by the oods in the provinces of Kasai Central, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi and Tshopo.Kasai Central, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi and Tshopo provinces. The operation was carried out with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) through the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF).