Thousands flee as Congo rebels move into gorilla refuge

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/27/congo-wildlife

Heavy fighting in Congo's North Kivu province sent thousands of civilians fleeing yesterday as the rebel forces seized an army base and the headquarters of Virunga National Park, home to 200 or more of the world's 700 remaining mountain gorillas.

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Created by Euley on 27 October 2008

Euley's thoughts:

This article reinforces Amnesty's report a couple of weeks ago which flagged up just how dreadful the renewed fighting in Congo is becoming. Worrying. really.

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