Central African Republic: Living In Fear

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Channel: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders · 2013 · News & Politics

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Central African Republic Violence is rife in much of Central African Republic. In October, tens of thousands of people had to flee their villages in the north of the country. This scene is all too common in countless villages throughout Central African Republic: homes burned down and inhabitants hiding in the bush... In Bossangoa in the north of the country, 28,000 people have sought refuge at the Catholic Mission Compound. All have fled the violence of armed groups. Josiane Lekoesse (woman in local language) The violence erupted all of a sudden. They took our cattle and they killed my father. Thimotee Tolze (man in local language) Armed men came to my neighbourhood and started shooting. We fled to the bush or to our fields, but they came there to hunt us down. I've lost everything, they looted my house, They even took my ID card. People come back during the day to cultivate their land and sell their produce in the market... But at night, the Catholic Mission is the only place where they feel safe. Martine Flokstra, MSF Emergency Coordinator (in English) The current situation in and around Bossangoa is very tense. Any small incident could result in bigger violence. MSF is currently working in 10 towns in the country. The teams are concerned for people who have fled into the bush and have no access to humanitarian aid... For the time being, they are left to fend for themselves. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/15M9M8v

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