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Ebola in the DRC: The Red Cross Is Concerned About an Increase in Attacks Against Its Volunteers
The Red Cross said 12 volunteers have been injured in 11 violent incidents since the Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15.
- On Monday, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement voiced alarm over rising attacks against volunteers, declaring that violence against humanitarian personnel is "unacceptable" amid the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Misinformation and hostility toward burial restrictions have fueled community tensions, as some residents believe the outbreak is a hoax or react angrily to rules requiring supervised burials because the virus remains contagious through bodily contact.
- Since the Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15, the Red Cross has reported 11 violent incidents, leaving 12 volunteers injured and destroying emergency response equipment including ambulances that were vandalized or burned.
- United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis warned that violence hampers containment efforts, noting about 160 healthcare workers have fallen ill with 43 deaths as the epidemic spreads "exponentially" across an area larger than France.
- The epidemic is now the largest in the DRC's history, with 2,606 deaths among 5,458 confirmed cases according to the World Health Organization , creating massive humanitarian needs in a region enduring three decades of conflict.
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One hundred days after the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in Congo, twelve Red Cross volunteers were injured in eleven violent attacks, the Red Cross reports. Ambulances were destroyed, one even set on fire, and emergency relief supplies were lost.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Organizations involved in the response to the epidemic are evolving in a particularly troubled region, where a myriad of armed groups are active and carry out massacres with impunity.
·Paris, France
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Red Cross vows to continue DRC Ebola response despite attacks
·Beijing, China
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