UN sends aid to Congo´s refugees

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Source: CCTV.com | 11-04-2008 09:22

A UN aid convoy has headed to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, carrying medical supplies for clinics looted by retreating government troops.

A UN convoy, seen here crossing a camp in Kibati 10km (six miles) north of Goma, has brought desperately  needed humanitarian assistance to the rebel-held town of Rutshuru as aid agencies begin tracking down more than a million people trapped by fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.(AFP/Walter Astrada)

Monday's move was the first humanitarian aid delivery behind rebel lines since fighting broke out in August.

UN peacekeepers escorted the trucks from the provincial capital of Goma to a village 88 kilometers north.

The Congolese government army and the rebels they've been battling have assured safe passage. Medical supplies and water purification tablets made up the bulk of the shipment.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei