<p>More than 160 people have died in the worst floods to batter DR Congo's capital Kinshasa in years, UN officials estimated Friday, citing authorities.</p>.<p>After an all-night downpour on Tuesday, major roads in the centre of Kinshasa, a city of about 15 million people, were submerged for hours and a key supply route leading to the port of Matadi collapsed.</p>.<p>"As of 16 December, the Congolese authorities reported that at least 169 people have died; around 30 were injured and receiving treatment in hospitals across the city and at least 280 houses were destroyed," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.</p>.<p>The government has not announced an increased toll since the prime minister's office provisionally put the figure at 120 dead on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The Mont-Ngafula and Ngaliema districts in the capital's west were hardest hit by the torrential rains, according to OCHA, with about 38,000 people affected.</p>.<p>A three-day national mourning period began on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Located on the Congo River, Kinshasa has seen a huge population influx in recent years.</p>.<p>Many dwellings are shanty houses built on flood-prone slopes, and the city suffers from inadequate drainage and sewerage.</p>
<p>More than 160 people have died in the worst floods to batter DR Congo's capital Kinshasa in years, UN officials estimated Friday, citing authorities.</p>.<p>After an all-night downpour on Tuesday, major roads in the centre of Kinshasa, a city of about 15 million people, were submerged for hours and a key supply route leading to the port of Matadi collapsed.</p>.<p>"As of 16 December, the Congolese authorities reported that at least 169 people have died; around 30 were injured and receiving treatment in hospitals across the city and at least 280 houses were destroyed," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.</p>.<p>The government has not announced an increased toll since the prime minister's office provisionally put the figure at 120 dead on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The Mont-Ngafula and Ngaliema districts in the capital's west were hardest hit by the torrential rains, according to OCHA, with about 38,000 people affected.</p>.<p>A three-day national mourning period began on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Located on the Congo River, Kinshasa has seen a huge population influx in recent years.</p>.<p>Many dwellings are shanty houses built on flood-prone slopes, and the city suffers from inadequate drainage and sewerage.</p>