Hundreds of grieving family members and community members gathered in eastern Congo on Monday for a mass funeral to mourn 27 students killed in a devastating fire last week.
The fast-moving blaze swept through two adjacent schools in the city of Bukavu, triggering a deadly stampede as trapped children desperately tried to escape the flames and thick smoke. Dozens of others sustained injuries.
As local officials laid wreaths and delivered speeches, weeping relatives struggled to comprehend the sudden loss. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the tragedy, which has left the region in profound shock.
Watch this video from Associated Press.
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