Two hundred thousand people have fled their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC in recent days, the United Nations UN said, as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a strategic town just days after United States US President Donald Trump hosted the Rwandan and Congolese leaders to proclaim peace.
In a statement released late on Monday, the UN said at least 74 people had been killed, mostly civilians, and 83 admitted to hospital with wounds from escalating clashes in the area in recent days.
Local officials and residents said the Rwanda-backed M23 group has been advancing towards the lakeside town of Uvira on the border with Burundi, and battling with DRC troops and local groups known as Wazalendo in villages north of the town.
