Vivian van de Perre, U.N.’s deputy representative in Congo, said: “We expect this number to go up and there are still many decomposing bodies in certain areas.” It comes following a controversial decision by Trump to suspend the United States Agency for International Development, which means a lack of foreign assistance to help those in Congo.
Bodies left to rot in DR Congo streets as Donald Trump blocks aid funding Dozens of bodies have been left to rot in the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo following a controversial Donald Trump block on aid funding.
Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage in heavy fighting along the main route to South Kivu’s main city Bukavu, van de Perre added.
Van de Perre said all exit routes from Goma and its airport are under control of the M23 and Rwandan military forces backing them, and movements of the U.N. peacekeeping force known as MONUSCO in the city have been restricted.
Almost 3,000 people have died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the last week and more than 2,000 bodies have been recovered from the streets of Goma, which is under the control of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
