Baraza

 Dear all,

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I am re-posting the Garamba story because we now have photos.

We have just been informed that the fall out of LRA attacks in Garamba National Park in DR Congo are worse than we reported on earlier with photos here, in total ten people including 6 Garamba Park staff were killed.   Six people are still missing. This is from their official website posted on 20th January.

“Below is the list of the courageous rangers and the innocent civilians who lost their lives, were injured or were abducted during the sad events of 2 January. The toll is high, but could have been much higer without the strong resistance showed by the rangers and their wardens. African Parks express its deepest condolences and sympathy to the families that lost their loved ones.

Names of casualties:

People killed:
1.   Takipi Mawotama (Ranger)
2.   Bakpe Miso (Ranger)
3.   Atandroa Mokobe (Ranger)
4.   Makili nZambia (General Worker)
5.   Mbili Moke (General worker, electrician)
6.   Wife of Principal Warden Ligilima
7.   Wife of Warden Shematsi
8.   Silu (daughter of ranger officer Tamwasi)
9.   Guapa: Nagero villager
10. Ranger Officer Atolobako Vukoyo, abducted by the LRA and found dead on 19 January

People wounded:
1.  Chief Ranger Officer Atakuru Surandi
2.  Aguma (Nagero villager)
3.  Ayezema Madrandele (worker)
4.  Ngbapay (Nagero villager)
5.  Vene (Ranger’s wife)
6.  Chief Warden Bernard lyomi

People missing, probably abducted
1.  Ranger Azangia Nakengia
2.  Atakuru Manyanga, son of a ranger
3.  Aumbo Mandima, son of a ranger”

Please join us in sending our sympathies and condolences to the families and friends of all the slain rangers and their wives. We will also pray for the safe return of those missing.

Since the attack security at Nagero station in Garamba has been  stepped up and a cleanup operation is ongoing

If you would like to send a letter to the Garamba Park expressing your sympathies write to

African Parks Foundation
Adminstration Centrale Station de Nagero
Territoire de Dungu
District du Haut-Uélé
Democratic Republic of Congo

contact by e-mail  -garamba at gmail.com

For more photos from Nagero

http://picasaweb.google.cz/Marakeita/GarambaNPMarkTaAntonNov?authkey=mkXmkmqwwE8#

http://picasaweb.google.cz/Marakeita/GarambaNPStPhaneCarr?authkey=AVFcfYoXWqQ#

http://picasaweb.google.cz/Marakeita/GarambaNPNageroLuizArranz#

http://picasaweb.google.cz/Marakeita/GarambaNPNageroMarketaAntoninova#

The two first links show the aftermath of the attack.

The two last ones show all the reconstruction and cleaning up activities since the attack.

Thank you

Paula Kahumbu