**Alarming situation: A heavy toll on displaced populations following the clashes between the Wazalendo Bembe and Buyu groups**
In the heart of the provinces of South Kivu and Maniema, violence has once again shaken the region, leaving in its wake a desolate and desperate community. About 7,200 people have been forced to flee the clashes between the Wazalendo Bembe and Buyu, desperately seeking refuge and safety.
Reports from the administrator of Fizi, Samy Kalonji Badibanga, reveal a heartbreaking reality. The displaced, deprived of everything, are currently finding temporary shelter in classrooms and churches in Penemembe and other neighboring villages. Their daily lives are marked by precariousness, hunger, and deplorable hygiene conditions.
Far from the headlines, at the heart of this humanitarian crisis are broken lives, torn families and upended destinies. The displaced, helpless witnesses of the violence that forced them to flee, are waiting for humanitarian assistance that is slow to come.
Samy Kalonji Badibanga highlights the distress of these helpless populations: “Around 7,200 people are fleeing their homes, desperately seeking refuge. Their presence in schools and villages demonstrates the scale of the human tragedy we are facing. Nearly 850 people are living in precarious conditions, without access to the humanitarian aid necessary for their survival”.
This humanitarian crisis adds to an already alarming number of internally displaced persons recorded at 5,200 people. These cold figures hide the reality of silent suffering, palpable distress and a humanitarian emergency that tolerates no complacency.
The clashes, which have already cost the lives of four innocent people, must not be just numbers in a report, but a reality that calls for urgent and coordinated action. It is imperative that the international community mobilize to help these displaced populations who, in this critical period, have no other resource than the fragile hope of a better tomorrow.
Faced with this human tragedy that is playing out far from view, it is time to act, to reach out to those who have lost everything, to restore a glimmer of hope to these lives shattered by violence and insecurity. The time has come no longer for empty words, but for concrete and immediate actions to alleviate the suffering of thousands of people in distress.