Sange (South Kivu)

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Sang
Sange (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Sang
Sang
Coordinates 3 ° 5 ′  S , 29 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 3 ° 5 ′  S , 29 ° 7 ′  E
Basic data
Country Democratic Republic of Congo

province

Sud-Kivu
sector Sangno link
ISO 3166-2 CD-SK

Sange is a village in the Uvira Territory in South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is the capital of the sector of the same name ( secteur or groupement ) and is located in the Sange Valley on the Musenyi - Kabere road, around 5 kilometers west of the N 5 Uvira - Bukavu national road .

history

In mid-September 2009 Sange took in refugees from surrounding villages who came into the crossfire between the army and FDLR rebels.

Trivia

Sange gained notoriety when on the evening of July 2, 2010 a tanker truck overturned while attempting to overtake a bus. Impoverished villagers then tried to collect leaking gasoline in containers. The truck exploded with the glow of a cigarette or after lighting a kerosene lamp, igniting a number of apartment buildings along with the spilled gasoline, as well as the local cinema, where a football game was being broadcast. The disaster claimed 271 lives and injured more than 150 people. Unfortunately, such accidents are common in Africa, as impoverished people draw oil for their own use or for consumption on the black market. A single can of gasoline can bring in as much as several weekly earnings on the black market. The extremely high number of dead and injured was exceptional here.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Référentiel Géographique Commun
  2. ↑ SIG-PNUD
  3. ↑ http://www.refintl.org/policy/field-report/dr-congo-protect-civilians-end-military-operations
  4. ↑ a b NZZ, July 5, 2010
  5. ↑ 20 minutes, July 5, 2010
  6. ^ Radio Okapi, July 3, 2010
  7. ↑ tt.com of July 13, 2010: Number of dead in tank explosion in Congo has risen sharply , queried on July 1, 2011
  8. ^ DDP, July 4, 2010