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D.R. Congo Crisis - Deadliest Since WWII

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January 6th, 2006 - 12:36PM
DR Congo Crisis - Highest Death Toll Since WWII
Photo: Kate Holt for the International Rescue Committee
An International Rescue Committee survey published in the British medical journal The Lancet found that the Congo crisis is the deadliest since World War II. Nearly four million people died in six years as a result of the ongoing conflict. Link


Posted By: Kathleen Sands | Africa, D.R. Congo Emergency, Health
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