Hundreds gather in eastern Congo to mourn victims of school fires

Hundreds of mourners and government officials gathered in eastern Congo on Monday for a mass funeral to honor 27 young victims of a school fire. The ceremony included speeches and the laying of wreaths as the community grieved the loss of the students.
Hundreds of people gathered on Monday at a mass funeral in eastern Congo to mourn 27 young victims of a school fire, as families wept and officials laid down wreaths and made speeches
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