2023-11-13 17:16:28
GOMA – For several days the capital of the North Kivu province has been in the dark following a general power cut resulting from clashes between the Congolese army and M23 terrorists in several villages in the territories of Rutshuru and Masisi .
This situation would be the basis of the increase in insecurity in different neighborhoods of Goma, assassinations and nighttime robberies are in full swing, say some residents of the city who think that the M23 rebels should not attack the wires. electricity that helps the population.
“Since the power cut, we have been sleeping in the dark almost everywhere in the city of Goma. Every day we kill, we steal without being worried because the police also do not know how to move around in the dark and that puts us all in danger. The M23 terrorists should not really do this to us because they often claim that they want to free us,” said one of the residents of the Himbi neighborhood.
The company Virunga Energies reassures its customers that its teams remain on standby waiting to repair the damaged lines but until now these technicians cannot access the area where their electrical wires were damaged by bombings. “Virunga has attracted everyone’s attention with the serious humanitarian consequences that such actions could cause. Let’s think about powering the city’s pumps, distributing running water in certain places such as the Kyeshero District or in the IDP Camp located in Bushagara. The incident on the second medium voltage line also has direct consequences on public lighting and the supply of electricity to hospitals, which can lead to loss of human life,” the company press release continues.
Civil society says Rwandan proxy rebels M23 are behind the incident. Which is not their first package of this kind. ”These aggressors are another hand of Kigali and Kampala for the predation of Congo but also for the murderous blunders. We want an official condemnation from the international community, if justice is truly a right applicable to all,” exclaims a human rights activist.
© CongoForum – editorial, 13.11.23
Image – source: Virunga Energies
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