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Burials and tears as Ebola outbreak continues to spread in DRC – in pictures

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the east of the country. The World Health Organization has said the outbreak poses a ‘very high’ risk

Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery. Photograph: Moses Sawasawa/AP

Moses Sawasawa / AP

Fri 29 May 2026 02.00 EDT

A woman cries as Red Cross workers carry a coffin from a health centre in Rwampara — A woman cries as Red Cross workers carry a coffin from a health centre in Rwampara
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Red Cross workers disinfect themselves — Red Cross workers in Rwampara disinfect themselves after transporting the bodies of people who died of Ebola
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Red Cross workers and coffins — Red Cross workers arrive at a health centre to transport the bodies of Ebola victims
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A health worker seen through a plastic fence — A health worker prepares an Ebola treatment centre at the general hospital in Bunia
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A woman crying — A woman mourns her child, who died of Ebola, in Bunia
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A poster raising awareness of Ebola in a street — A poster raising awareness of Ebola in a street in Bunia
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Seen through fence netting, a woman waits sitting on the floor — A woman waits at the hospital in Bunia where she brought her younger brother who was showing symptoms of having Ebola
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Medical staff carry an Ebola patient on a stretcher — Medical staff carry an Ebola patient to a treatment centre in Rwampara
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A man dusts coffins for sale outside his shop — Djakisa Christian, a funeral home manager, dusts coffins for sale at his shop in Bunia
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A sanitation worker sprays chlorine over empty market stalls — A sanitation worker from the Bunia city government sprays chlorine to disinfect the central market
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A man addresses a group of people in the street — Francois Kasereka, a member of the Congo Scouts movement, speaks to people during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia
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Family members cover their faces at a funeral — Family members of a person who died from the Ebola virus mourn during the funeral at Rwampara cemetery
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Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim — Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara cemetery
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A woman mourns a victim as the coffin is taken away in the back of a truck — A woman mourns a victim as the coffin is taken away for burial at Sofepadi hospital in Bunia
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Red Cross workers with face masks on — Red Cross workers prepare the body of an Ebola victim at Sofepadi hospital in Bunia
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Red Cross workers prepare to bury a coffin at a cemetery while people stand around and watch — Red Cross workers prepare a coffin for burial at the Rwampara cemetery
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A Red Cross volunteer holds up an information sheet as people gather around — Vanny Birungi, a Red Cross volunteer, speaks to people during a public sensitisation campaign
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Catholic sisters participate in a mass in a church — Catholic sisters participate in distributing Holy Communion during Sunday mass at Mudzi-Maria’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Bunia
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