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They Fled a Rebel Advance. Then the Rebels Marched on Their Refuge.
On Sunday, the streets of Goma buzzed with bikes and had been consumed by panic.
Asifiwe Iragi Rugesha tried to navigate her six youngsters via the crowds of fellow dispaced folks. They had fled bombing in Kibati that morning. But with M23 closing in on Goma, that they had hardly fled to a place of security.
Still, it was the solely choice, Ms. Rugesha stated.
“There is nothing else to do,” she stated. “If M23 comes to Goma, we will die.”