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Families flee burned displacement site in Bunia, DR Congo

By , based on Actualité.cd

Families flee burned displacement site in Bunia, DR Congo

Families left the Kigonze displacement site in Bunia after gunfire during a military operation was followed by a fire. The UN fears the departures could disrupt the response to Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to Actualité.cd.

Families have left the Kigonze displacement site in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a military operation marked by gunfire and followed by a fire. Their dispersal could complicate monitoring of the Ebola outbreak, warned Damien Mama, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the DRC.

Soldiers entered the site overnight on 20-21 September to search for people suspected of criminal activities, according to local sources contacted by Actualite.cd. Deaths and injuries were reported, but the toll has not been officially confirmed. The displacement of the families comes as the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo depends in particular on monitoring people who have been exposed.

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