42,000 people fled eastern DRC to Burundi in two weeks, says UN

Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, says the UNHCR representative in Burundi, Brigitte Mukanga-Eno. Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have made big gains in the eastern DR Congo, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu and stoking fears of a regional conflagration.