Yumbi
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Yumbi is a town and territory
in Mai-Ndombe District
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It lies on the eastern bank of the Congo River
. Yumbis population is approximately 30,000. On the 2nd of february 2003 a tornado
killed 17 people in and near the town. Over 4,000 people were injured, 217 seriously.
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The provinces and districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories and communes...
in Mai-Ndombe District
Mai-Ndombe District
Mai-Ndombe District is a district located in the Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. It lies on the eastern bank of the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
. Yumbis population is approximately 30,000. On the 2nd of february 2003 a tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
killed 17 people in and near the town. Over 4,000 people were injured, 217 seriously.