Locals at epicentre of DR Congo Ebola outbreak storm hospital
Locals in Mongbwalu, DR Congo, attacked a hospital amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak. They demanded the body of a religious leader who died from the virus, leading to violent confrontations. The outbreak has claimed over 200 lives, and efforts to control it are hampered by distrust and poor infrastructure.
- ▪The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was first detected on May 15 and has since killed more than 200 people.
- ▪Locals stormed the hospital four times to retrieve the body of a Catholic shepherd who died from Ebola.
- ▪Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, and there is currently no vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain responsible for this outbreak.
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Locals at epicentre of DR Congo Ebola outbreak storm hospitalSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxRed Cross workers carry a coffin of a child who died of Ebola in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, on May 24.PHOTO: REUTERSPublished May 25, 2026, 09:54 PMUpdated May 25, 2026, 09:54 PMBUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Locals at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) attacked the town hospital overnight, demanding the body of a religious leader who died from the virus, officials said on May 25.Mongbwalu, a large town in the unstable north-eastern province of Ituri, is where the current outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic fever was first detected on May 15.
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