mandag den 14. januar 2013

Malians Flee as Fighting Breaks Out

Plan says a swift response from the international community is needed to avert a humanitarian crisis
Scared Malians, mainly women and children, are on the move again following clashes between armed insurgents and the national army. They are fleeing towns such as Sévaré which is located 35 miles south of Konna – the town seized by armed insurgents on Friday.

“People are just fleeing Sévaré. They are leaving town using any transport available,” said Nouhoum Coulibaly director of GAAS Mali, a local partner of Plan Mali.

"Hundreds of displaced people are already arriving in Segou," said Bocoum Mamadou, Plan Mali's Program Unit Manager. Plan has a humanitarian operation in Segou which is located about 250 miles south of Sévaré. "They are mainly children and women from Sévaré and the Mopti region. They are exhausted and stressed,” he said.


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