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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Prosper Heri Ngorora in Goma and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi

‘A crying need’: Goma hospitals plead for blood donors after M23 assault

Wounded patients are taken to a tent in the grounds of Kyeshero hospital in Goma for further treatment
Wounded patients are taken to a tent in the grounds of Kyeshero hospital in Goma for further treatment. Photograph: Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana/EPA

Patients with gunshot and shrapnel wounds have crammed into overwhelmed hospitals in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many with serious injuries and in need of blood, after M23 rebels backed by Rwanda marched into the city.

At least 2,900 people have been killed and thousands more wounded since the militia entered the city on 26 January, according to the UN. Fighting raged for the best part of last week.

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