A fire at a displacement camp in eastern Congo destroyed around 50 makeshift tents Wednesday afternoon, leaving dozens of families without shelter, according to the United Nations. A UN spokesman said the fire is believed to have started during cooking at a camp.
The Muganga displaced people camp near the provincial capital Goma had already been hit by bomb attacks in early May which killed at least 18 people and injured 32 others, he said. It wasn’t clear which type of explosives were used in those attacks. Most of the victims were women and children.
