Update: DRC: School fire in Bukavu kills at least 27 children
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An RFI article covers "Update: DRC: School fire in Bukavu kills at least 27 children," based on facts presented in the source material provided.
The available report indicates that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new fire broke out Thursday morning in the city of Bukavu, in the eastern part of the country. The report also specifies that for now, the death toll stands at at least 27: schoolchildren who died while attempting to flee the flames that had spread across two schools in the Kadutu neighborhood, a working-class area overlooking the city. Just days earlier, the main market in Kadutu went up in flames.
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- RDC: un incendie dans une école à Bukavu tue au moins 27 enfants — RFI — Français
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