By Editorial,
United Nations aid agencies have warned of a major humanitarian crisis in the Congolese city of Goma, with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and bodies lying on the streets.
Thousands of people have been fleeing “multiple active conflict zones”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said.
The aid agencies said their warehouses with food and medical supplies have been looted as M23 rebels continue to battle to take control of the city.
Anger has been growing over the M23 offensive, and calls for peace talks to end the fighting are mounting.
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross said its hospital in Goma received more than 100 wounded in just 24 hours, a number it previously received over the course of a month. END.