A fire at a camp for hundreds of homeless families in the eastern DR Congo has killed at least seven children.

The camp houses families from Bushushu, a village on Lake Kivu that was destroyed by deadly floods and landslides in May, BBC Africa reports/

The blaze is said to have started in the middle of the camp before spreading, destroying hundreds of huts.

Several adults are being treated for burns.

The UN estimates around 3,000 families were left homeless after the floods in the Kalehe region of eastern DR Congo.