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Tens of thousands flee ethnic clashes in Bunia

    NAIROBI

    The ICRC has reopened its office in the northeast Bunia region following ongoing ethnic clashes between the Wahema and Walendu people which, according to local sources, have claimed thousands of lives. In a statement, the ICRC said the office, situated in the district of Ituri near the Ugandan border, had been closed since August 1998. Many villages have been destroyed since July, and the ICRC and MSF-Holland estimate 100,000-150,000 people have fled their homes. Several thousand have found refuge in the town of Bunia. The ICRC plans to assist 25,000 people in the coming weeks.

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