According to Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Steve Mbikayi, 50 people died after a train derailed in Tanganyika province in the country's southeast, APA reports citing Sputnik.
"On behalf of the Government of the Republic, I offer my condolences to the families of the victims", the minister wrote.
Note that the incident occurred in the DRC's Mayibaridi district this morning, with authorities now preparing a rescue operation at the site of the catastrophe.