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Chinese have switched off rain over Kinshasa, says Radio-Trottoir.
"They're nearing the deadline for road constructions in Kinshasa,"
claimed a Kinoise in a taxi-bus today. " So, they just switched off
rain."
Asked how the Chinese did it, the woman said it was with their
"sorcery" that they are warding off rain!
She then went on to say that even in the Congo there are "tribes,"
like the Bakongo, that can switch off rain at will. The Bakongo would
use a pestle and a broom to block rain, she told the captive audience
in the crammed rusty VW bus!
The "elanga" or the relatively chilly dry season ended on September
15, when heavy rains were supposed to usher in the rainy season. But
since then there have only two very short drizzles.
The heat is stifling and the agricultural calendar has already been
disrupted. The price of some foodstuffs has spiked. For instance, the
price of a bunch of cassava leaves--basic vegetable for low-income
households--is normally between 150 to 300 Congolese Francs. But that
price has now jumped to 1,000 Francs (about $1).
It therefore imperative that the Chinese working for the Rais' roads
project stop interfering with the weather!
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