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42,000 people fled eastern DRC to Burundi in two weeks: UN

Thousands displaced in DRC move to Burundi. [VOA]

Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday.

Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have made big gains in the eastern DR Congo, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu and stoking fears of a regional conflagration.

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