The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say more than 120 people have been killed in the worst floods in years in the capital, Kinshasa.
Most of the dead were in hillside areas which suffered landslides in torrential rain.
One journalist reported seeing the bodies of nine members of the same family whose home had collapsed.
A three-day period of national mourning is beginning on Wednesday.
Correspondents say there has been a big increase in the number of people moving to Kinshasa in recent years and the city suffers from inadequate drainage and poor urban planning.
BBC News
