UN Says Floods in Republic of Congo Leave 350,000 in Need

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Friday the worst flooding in six decades in the Republic of Congo has left more than 350,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance.

Speaking at a news conference at agency headquarters in Geneva, OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke told reporters flooding caused by heavy rains late last year created an unprecedented situation in which nine of the