Operation in US for eight-year-old survivor of chimp attack

An eight-year-old boy left severely disfigured after a group of chimpanzees attacked him and two other boys as they played in their native Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to undergo surgery in the US.

Dunia Sibomana, unlike the other boys, survived.

However, his lips were ripped off and one cheek was torn apart, leaving him with muscle damage that makes it hard for him to eat, swallow and communicate.