Amidst the ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies. Conflict news
In Goma of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, people fled to bury some 2,000 victims of the last week for the city as they feared the spread of illness among the ceasefire.
Rwanda-Sam-Sama M23 rebels, who captured Goma, declared a ceasefire on Monday and retained it on a large scale, although some residents reported sporadic shoots and looting on Tuesday.
The people of the city took stock of the bombing buildings and tried to clean the overflowing morgers. More than 2,000 bodies killed in last week’s struggle need to be buried in Goma, the DRC’s Communications Minister said overnight.
The United Nations said that at least 900 people were killed and around 3,000 injured during the days of fighting in Goma.
The scale of civil loss was still emerging with reports of those caught in the crossfire, leaving hospitals and bodies on the road.
Julien Zaina Barbara, a resident of the Katoi neighborhood, said one of his children was killed last week and two were injured by blowing them out when an explosive was killed near his house.
“We took all of them to the hospital where one of them died three hours later. The other two are still receiving treatment. They had scans, and one still has a pellet in his head. ,
Last week, lightning days affected the refrigeration in Morguse, which led to a “race against time” to identify the bodies, which said Maryum Feaier, the head of the International Committee of Red Cross Sub-Dialogation in Goma.
He said, “The land that can be buried in Goma is very limited.”
