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Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 26 students at 2 schools
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A fire has swept through two schools in Bukavu, eastern Congo, killing at least 26 students and injuring dozens more. The South Kivu provincial government reports that 19 girls and seven boys died, and the death toll could rise. The…
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A fire at a school in Bukavu, a city held by Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels, killed at least 17 people including children, with hospitals reporting over 50 students admitted and 14 later dying; the cause is not yet known and the death toll is subject to confirmation.
A fire broke out Thursday in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu, causing a stampede that killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said.
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — A fire on Thursday in Bukavu, eastern Congo, killed at least 24 students, the rebel administration that controls the city said. The spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Lawrence Kanyuka, said 19 girls and five boys were killed, adding that 29 people were being treated at local …
A fire has swept through two schools in Bukavu, eastern Congo, killing at least 26 students and injuring dozens more. The South Kivu provincial government reports that 19 girls and seven boys died, and the death toll could rise. The…
In tonight's programme we begin in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where children have died after a school fire broke out in the M23 rebel occupied city of Bukavu. Also, Senegal looks to the skies as it seeks to develop its home-grown satellite industry.
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