Families of victims of a deadly fire in DR Congo gather at a morgue ahead of mass funeral

Days after a deadly school fire on 11 September in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, families gathered at a morgue ahead of a funeral service.

According to UNICEF, at least 26 children died in the blaze and the stampede that followed, while another 25 children were injured.

The blaze in the city of Bukavu on Thursday began around 9:00 am local time while the children were in lessons, triggering a desperate stampede as…