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Crisis Feared as 100,000 Seek Refuge in Central African Republic Capital

HeadlineDec 30, 2013

Aid workers are warning of a humanitarian crisis amidst sectarian violence in the Central African Republic. The local coordinator of Doctors Without Borders says that more than 100,000 people have now sought shelter at one camp for the displaced in the capital Bangui.

Lindis Hurum: “For three weeks now, these people haven’t received any other assistance but health assistance from Doctors Without Borders and water from the Red Cross. There are no toilets. Water is not sufficient. There’s no food distribution, no distribution of shelter. So there’s so much to do. And first of all, we have to improve the situation with the hygiene as soon as possible, before the situation becomes catastrophic, with 100,000 people in such a small place. It’s an emergency. We must do something quickly.”

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