DRC: Deadly fire ravages school and entire neighbourhood in Bukavu
At least 24 schoolchildren were killed and 29 others injured when a fire tore through a densely populated neighbourhood in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, according to local authorities.
Local authorities have appealed for assistance for bereaved families and those who lost their homes, as rescue operations and assessments of the damage continue.
Several of the injured were in critical condition, raising fears that the death toll could increase as rescuers continued searching through the ruins.
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