Hospital beds are seen amid the remains of an Ebola treatment center destroyed by a fire in Rwampara, Congo, Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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Violence has erupted in eastern DR Congo after tensions linked to the handling of victims of the latest Ebola outbreak. Protesters in Rwampara wanted to recover the bodies of their dead relatives in order to bury them. When they were denied, they set the hospital on fire.
Hospital beds are seen amid the remains of an Ebola treatment center destroyed by a fire in Rwampara, Congo, Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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AP Photo/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne
Last updated:
21/05 - 18:19

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