Children at Kigonze camp amid Ebola crisis

Children at the Kigonze IDP camp on the outskirts of Bunia, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, photographed on 9 June 2026 — as the surrounding region grapples with an Ebola outbreak that has reportedly infected 676 people and killed 136.

A resident installs a hand-washing station at the Kigonze IDP camp near Bunia on 9 June 2026 — a basic hygiene measure that is critical in containing Ebola, even as chronic water shortages and poor sanitation continue to undermine response efforts at the camp.

A woman and her child shelter at the Kigonze IDP camp near Bunia, Ituri Province, on 9 June 2026, as the Ebola outbreak — which has reportedly killed 136 people — continues to spread amid overcrowded conditions and a lack of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain.

Women at Kigonze camp near Bunia make fuel briquettes from charcoal dust on 9 June 2026, illustrating the daily survival challenges facing internally displaced persons even as the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province has reportedly infected 676 people and killed 136.

Asylum seekers rest inside the Kigonze IDP camp near Bunia on 9 June 2026, as community mistrust and persistent insecurity reportedly hamper the Ebola response in Ituri Province, where the outbreak has so far killed 136 people out of 676 confirmed infections.

A woman collects water from a tap at the Kigonze IDP camp near Bunia on 9 June 2026 — where chronic water shortages compound the Ebola containment challenge in a camp already struggling with overcrowding and poor sanitation amid an outbreak that has reportedly killed 136 people.

A woman and her children at the Kigonze IDP camp near Bunia, Ituri Province, on 9 June 2026 — as the Democratic Republic of the Congo grapples with an Ebola outbreak that has reportedly claimed 136 lives from 676 infections, with no approved vaccine available for the Bundibugyo strain.

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