Lake Upemba
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lake_name = Lake Upemba
image_lake = Lake Upemba STS057-104-62.jpg
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location =Bukama ,Haut-Lomami Province
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basin_countries =Democratic Republic of the Congo
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islands = ("floating island s",Mitala Island )
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lake inBukama ,Haut-Lomami Province , theDemocratic Republic of the Congo . It, and nearbyLake Kisale , is surrounded by theUpemba Depression inUpemba National Park . The nearest town isNyonga , and the nearest hospital is located four hours away inKikondja .The
floating island s in the lake, suchMitala Island , are also the site of an informal refugee settlement that resulted from the fighting betweenMai-Mai rebels and government troops since 2006 [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5222182 "Congo Refugees Find Shelter on Islands"] - NPR] [ [http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=58122 DRC: The peculiar terror that is northern Katanga] - IRINnews] [ [http://www.msf.org.au/stories/twfeature/2006/110-twf.shtml DRC/Katanga: The Stranded people of Lake Upemba] ] .References
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