The government evaluates DR Congo shelling damages

Following fierce combat between its troops and the M23 armed group in the nearby town of Rwanda, the government is evaluating the damage inflicted by recent heavy bombardment from the DR Congo.

In addition to taking Rwandan lives, the combat on Monday, January 27, left a path of devastation in its wake. In Rubavu town, near the Goma border, homes, schools, and businesses still exhibit the wounds of the cross-border onslaught.

The Deputy Government Spokesperson for Rwanda, Alain Mukuralinda, stated that an assessment is being conducted to determine the complete amount of the damage and classify it for a rehabilitation program.

“Governmental entities are conducting the assessment,” Mukuralinda said. “In order for the government to consider providing assistance to the victims, officials will classify the damages.”

In order to ascertain the degree of emergency assistance required, schools were also evaluated and classified, according to Mukuralinda.

Among the several casualties whose homes were devastated by intense bombardment are the residents of Mbugangari Cell. A few buildings had moderate damage, including windows broken, walls damaged by explosions, and roofs blasted off.

Murasira Nzaramba, a security guard at GS Nyarubande, a school close to the border, recalled, “This was destroyed by a bomb from Goma, a very big one.” “It’s messy, window glasses are broken, a lot of bullets were fired here continuously and angrily by Congolese soldiers.”

Maria Iradukunda now faces an uncertain future after her home was bombed and shot at.

She bemoaned, “We cannot sleep and stay in such a damaged house.” “Everything is gone except for the chairs and a few other items we were able to remove. I don’t have the money to remodel it or anyplace else to stay.

The deceased are given a respectable funeral.

The spokeswoman affirmed that the government paid for all aspects of the victims’ funerals, including transportation for individuals who traveled great distances to attend the ceremonies.

However, the government will keep helping those hurt in the shelling, many of whom have already been released from hospitals, until they get better.

As of Tuesday, 13 people have been killed, either from shelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or from their wounds. Over thirty-five persons were hurt.

Even if businesses have resumed operations and Rubavu town has returned to normal, the attack’s memory is still vivid even though the adjoining Goma side is no longer experiencing shelling or intermittent gunfire.