Death toll in Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma is at least 900

Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, as the U.N. health agency said 900 died in the fight. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Fighting last week between government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the UN health agency has said.

The World Health Organisation said at least 900 bodies had been recovered from the streets of Goma by last Friday after five days of fighting in which M23 rebels took control of the city.