( CNN ) -- At least 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in Burundi , the central African country 's government has said , as a storm swept away homes and cut off roads and power . The rains , which started Sunday night and caused flooding in northern areas around the capital of Bujumbura , also injured scores of people . `` These rains caused flooding , mudslides and landslides , destroying goods , houses and other infrastructure , '' the government said in a statement posted on its website . It said that it had identified about 50 bodies and that rescuers were searching for more victims . The government also said it would pay for hospital treatment for the injured and for burials of victims . Those who have lost their homes will be taken to a temporary site . Houses in the poorer parts of town are often made of mud bricks , which offer no resistance to torrents of water and mud . Bujumbura is on a plain that lies between a range of hills and Lake Tanganyika . Two days of national mourning were declared Tuesday .
The Central African country was hit by torrential rains Sunday . The storm caused flooding and landslides . The government says 50 bodies have been identified , scores of people have been injured . TL;DR A powerful tropical cyclone has slammed into the central African nation with devastating force.