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Rebels take Goma and residents flee - in pictures

Goma fighting: People fleeing Goma, DRC
Residents gather their possessions and flee as the M23 advance on Goma Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: It had all been so quiet until today. Such a nightmare for everyone here
UN troops with their distinctive blue helmets, before the rebels arrived. Orlando von Einsiedel says: 'It had all been so quiet (before the invasion). Such a nightmare for everyone here' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: The ominous moment the first column of rebels reached the centre of Goma
'The ominous sight of the first column of rebels reaching the centre of a deserted Goma' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: After 3 days of intense fighting Goma fell
'After three days of intense fighting Goma just fell. Just witnessed the rebels victory lapping on the city’s main boulevard. Surreal sight. Then went to the main hospital in town and saw the human cost of everything. Horrendous' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: Taken in the rebel camp above the city
'This was taken in the rebel camp above the city. I hope that this poor kid doesn’t have to grow up experiencing the 20 years of war his parents’ generation have lived through' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: A young boy who lost his arm yesterday when a mortar went off next to him
'A young boy who lost his arm when a mortar went off next to him' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: A disabled man is rushed to the border to escape the fighting
'A disabled man is rushed to the border to escape the fighting' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
Goma fighting: Kids running for cover
'Kids running for cover' Photograph: Orlando von Einsiedel
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