Gospel singer and pastor Mike Kalambay was performing at the eighty thousand-seater Martyrs Stadium in the capital, Kinshasa, but photos taken at the event show scenes of overcrowding.
According to local media, a ten-year-old child is among those who died
The governor of Kinshasa, Daniel Bumba, has released a statement blaming excesses and crowd movements for the disaster.
DR Congo’s justice minister has ordered an investigation, and the questioning of the police officers who were present at the time and the event organiser.
The organizers insist there were about thirty thousand people at the concert, much less than the venue’s maximum capacity.
