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Red Cross workers prepare a coffin containing the body of the Ebola victim for burial at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026.

Video. Three Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo

Updated: 24/05/2026 - 9:21 GMT+2

The volunteers were among the first named victims of the epidemic, which is being driven by the rare Bundibugyo virus.

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