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Il y a un million de réfugiés rwandais présents au Zaïre. Et rien, absolument rien, n'est prévu pour eux
Card Number 36087
Number
36087
Author
Roger-Petit, Bruno
Date
20 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940720
Time
07:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 7 heures
Title
Il y a un million de réfugiés rwandais présents au Zaïre. Et rien, absolument rien, n'est prévu pour eux
Size
16295 bytes
Pages nb.
2
Source
Public records
Type
Transcription d'une émission de télévision
Language
FR
Abstract
- There are one million Rwandan refugees in Zaire. Another two million could cross the border in the coming days, according to the Red Cross. And all these refugees are completely destitute. And absolutely nothing has been planned for them. This gives you an idea of the scale of the impending catastrophe.
- In Goma, Zaire, humanitarian organizations are struggling to keep up. We traveled the refugee route again yesterday [July 19]. Fifty kilometers of people walking, fifty kilometers of people settled on the roadside. One million people. And two water tankers.
- As for food, only the ICRC currently has 1,000 tons, which it is distributing sparingly. The airlift, which began two days ago, is woefully inadequate, as the airport is very poorly equipped.
- The UN agencies, UNHCR and WFP, also arrived very late, which is difficult to understand given that this mass exodus began 15 days ago. And the non-governmental organizations are also absent.
- Fortunately, these Rwandans arrived with enough supplies to last them two or three days, sometimes eight. But not all of them. Today, we saw many more exhausted people supported by their families, and several processions accompanying their dead.
- In Goma, Zaire, humanitarian organizations are struggling to keep up. We traveled the refugee route again yesterday [July 19]. Fifty kilometers of people walking, fifty kilometers of people settled on the roadside. One million people. And two water tankers.
- As for food, only the ICRC currently has 1,000 tons, which it is distributing sparingly. The airlift, which began two days ago, is woefully inadequate, as the airport is very poorly equipped.
- The UN agencies, UNHCR and WFP, also arrived very late, which is difficult to understand given that this mass exodus began 15 days ago. And the non-governmental organizations are also absent.
- Fortunately, these Rwandans arrived with enough supplies to last them two or three days, sometimes eight. But not all of them. Today, we saw many more exhausted people supported by their families, and several processions accompanying their dead.