VIDEO. Deep dive into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebel group M23 is wreaking havoc

They settled where they could in fields, under simple plastic sheeting all around the big city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The number of displaced people fleeing the fighting continues to increase. “My children have gone begging, they are going to bring back something to eat. We don’t have a shower or even a toilet. I lost everything, I don’t even have enough to feed my family. I’m in end,” says Joséphine, a refugee whose village was attacked by M23 rebels.

A group supported by Rwanda

This group, heavily armed and supported by Rwanda, took up arms again a year ago, after ten years of absence. They fight against the Congolese army. They took control of several territories in North Kivu. In recent months, they have been gaining ground and getting closer to Goma, the provincial capital.

Villages fall one after another, forcing the inhabitants to flee. More than half a million people have landed in refugee camps. On the spot, the NGOs and the government are overwhelmed.