Central African Republic - Refugees Fleeing to Chad & Cameroon | MSF |

According to estimates, 35,000 Central Africans have taken refuge in Cameroon and 82,000 in Chad. Their living conditions are deplorable and humanitarian aid is largely insufficient in both countries. This truck from Central African Republic has just entered Garoua Boulai, a small town in Cameroon that's transformed into a refugee camp.

On board the truck are dozens of people, most of whom are Muslims. They have endured a dangerous and harrowing journey that took several days to escape from the atrocities committed by anti-balaka militias.

Moustafa, refugee (man in Sango) They killed my father and my mother, my sister and the rest of the family. It was the neighbour who killed my mother and father - that what really hurts. In both Chad and Cameroon, the MSF teams see refugees who are deprived of everything, but above all food and shelter.

In Goré, one of the main crossing points to Chad for Central African refugees, 6,000 people live crammed together around an old hospital. Women hang their veils on branches to provide a little shelter. They will be hopelessly inadequate when the rainy season starts in a few weeks time. Anthony Ngoyi, programme coordinator, MSF Plastic sheeting for shelters is going to have to be distributed in a few weeks, at the end of March; it might be a problem.

Utensils like hygiene and cooking kits are also going to be an issue. Some of the people here were lucky enough to be able to bring some things with them but the majority fled with nothing. Those arriving in Chad face yet another problem as they are not recognised as refugees—although some may have Chadian nationality, for the most part they are Central Africans. Living temporarily in transit centres with very little access to aid, thousands of people await while governments and the United Nations decide what to do with them. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/15M9M8v

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