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Powerful rapids: a man on top of a wooden structure made to hang fishing nets in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. The 2020 'turbidity current' event was caused by flooding in the upper reaches of the Congo River
Powerful rapids: a man on top of a wooden structure made to hang fishing nets in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. The 2020 'turbidity current' event was caused by flooding in the upper reaches of the Congo RiverPhoto: AP/SCANPIX
Published 15 June 2021, 13:51Updated 15 June 2021, 17:12