Mweka, Democratic Republic of the Congo

When the rail connection to the Katanga line is functioning, trains reach Lubumbashi, 1,406 km to the south-east of Mweka. The train/boat journey in the other direction from Mweka via Ilebo to the capital, Kinshasa is about 1,000 km. Although "remote" is the default international media description for any DR Congo town outside Kinshasa, Mweka is relatively accessible by the standards of the country. Mweka Airport is 372 nm (690 km) east of Kinshasa. Accident In early August 2007, a freight train crash near Mweka killed about 100 people who had been riding illegally on the wagons. == Epidemic ==

Beginning in late August 2007, the Territoire de Mweka was the site of an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which had killed more than 100 people by August 30, including all those who attended the funerals of two village chiefs. == See also ==