People set fire to an Ebola treatment center on Thursday in a town at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo. The attack occurred as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.
The facility, Rwampara hospital, is located near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri province, which serves as the epicenter of the outbreak. Local youths burned the center after becoming angry when they were stopped from retrieving the body of a friend.
The incident underscores the challenges involved in tackling the Ebola outbreak. These burial disputes reflect the intensifying tensions and difficulties health workers face while attempting to manage the crisis.