In the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 28,000 people have been displaced following renewed fighting between military and rebel forces in the eastern North Kivu province. U.N. spokesperson Ron Redmond appealed for international aid in what he called a humanitarian crisis.

U.N. spokesperson Ron Redmond: “They’ve been living in extremely difficult conditions anyway. Now they have nothing but what they can carry. These are people in poor health. They’re soaking wet because of torrential downpours. They need shelter. They need food. They need a lot of assistance, and we’re going to have to move quickly to get that help to them, because a lot of them are already in a weakened state.”

Nearly 400,000 people have fled fighting between soldiers and a mix of rebel groups in North Kivu this year.