Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after it was captured by rebels.
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army.
The UN said so far 2,000 bodies have been collected from the Goma streets in recent days, and 900 bodies remain in the morgues of the Goma hospitals.
It says the numbers are expected to rise, with many decomposing bodies in certain areas.
Goma is home to about two million people.
The retrieval of the bodies comes after the rebel coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo – which includes the M23 armed group – announced a ceasefire from Tuesday.
This, it says, came in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Kinshasa regime, referring to DR Congo's government.
The government on Tuesday described the ceasefire as false communication, and heavy fighting has continued some areas.
DR Congo – a country of more than 100 million people – has experienced decades of violence driven by ethnic tensions and fights over access to land and mineral resources, causing one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.
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