DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance

Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo , has been cut off from the farms that feed it for several days .

Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi -led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.

Goma 's population has swelled in recent days with people running from the advancing fighters.

It brings back memories of 2012 when the rebels occupied the lakeside city before abandoning it following international pressure.

M23 emerged from the mountain forests on the border between DR Congo , Rwanda and Uganda and edged closer to Goma taking swathes of territory.

Ceasefires have been agreed, but these have all broken down, with the government and the M23 blaming each other.

President Tshisekedi has said talks with the rebels are "out of question".