In and around Goma, around 170,000 people have fled the fighting in Masisi territory in recent weeks to settle in the two sites for displaced people in Rusayo. Around 20,000 of them arrived in the week of 12 February alone.
In and around Goma, around 170,000 people have fled the fighting in Masisi territory in recent weeks to settle in the two sites for displaced people in Rusayo. Around 20,000 of them arrived in the week of 12 February alone.February 15. Location: Rusayo
"I was only able to carry one pot with my children's clothes in it and 4 dollars, which I spent all to buy food." "When we go in the woods there are soldiers and gunfire every day. There's also a lot of violence by the militias in the bush . A lot of women have been raped. I was attacked less than a week ago while looking for wood with another woman. I still go every day. It's the only way we can survive."
There are 89 IDPs in the hangar they are currently staying in, while they wait to be moved to a shelter.
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