Reference :
V-P-CD-E-02895
Date :
28/02/2023
Caption :
South Kivu Province, Bukavu. A member of staff (left) attends the reunion of Ornella (14) and Olive (6) with their mother following an attack in the village that separated them. After several months of searching, the ICRC, in collaboration with the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Congo, succeeded in reuniting them.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Ornella (14) and Olive (6) were separated from their family. They were working with their father in a field near the village when it was attacked. The villagers were taken hostage, including the girls and their father, whom the armed groups came across in the bush. Ornella, Olive and other hostages were finally released a few days later. The girls' father was killed.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
6032x3393
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
