Fighting in Eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says | News of the conflict

Judith Suminwa says more than 2500 bodies are buried without identification, a “significant” number of civilians among the dead.

More than 7,000 people were Killed in a fight In the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since last month, says Prime Minister Judith Suminwa, with a “significant” number of civilians among the dead.

In an interview with the United Nations Human Rights Council in Switzerland on Monday, Suminwa warned that “the security situation in Eastern DRC has reached alarming levels.”

About 3,000 deaths were recorded in the crowd, the capital of North Kivo Province in Eastern DRC, the Prime Minister said.

She added that more than 2500 bodies were buried without identifying, while another 1,500 were still in Morgues.

“There is a significant mass of civilians that are part of these dead,” Suminwa said.

Since January, a rebel group supported by M23, she has captured Swith’s eastern DC, including key cities of Goma and Bukavathe capital of the South Kivo Province.

The group offensive of the group encouraged the concern of the world’s leaders, including UN Secretary General Antoni Guterres, who Recently warned to “push the whole region through the precipitation” to “push the fights.”

Rwanda rejected the allegations of DRC, the UN -Ai Western government to support the rebels with weapons and troops.

During the address on Monday in Geneva, Suminwa invited the world to act and impose “disgusting sanctions” by Rwanda in the midst of mass displacement and reports on reports on reports execution summary.

“It is impossible to describe the screams and screams of millions of victims of this conflict,” she said.

Guterres also told the Human Rights Council that the situation in the country was “a deadly whirlwind of violence and scary violations of human rights.”

“The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC must be respected,” the UN chief said. “As more cities fall, the risk of regional war is rising. It’s time to silence the weapon.”

The rebel fighters took control of Bukavu just over a week ago after catching Gom last month.

About 40,000 people escaped from the violence of neighboring Burundi during the two -week period, the UN said on Friday.

The M23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that fought for control of the trillion of Eastern DRC mineral wealth.

The rebels support about 4,000 soldiers from neighboring Rwanda, according to the UN experts.