Mali clashes displace nearly 130,000, UN warns
Nearly 130,000 people have been displaced by fighting between Tuareg rebels and government forces since mid-January in Mali, the UN has warned.Adrian Edwards a UN spokesman warned that basic supplies were urgently needed, as those displaced "don't have anything". The BBC reports.
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Dozens are feared to have died, but independent information is scarce"Over a space of a few weeks we have seen literally tens of thousands of people being displaced to at least four countries surrounding Mali, plus smaller numbers in Togo, Guinea as well," Mr Edwards said.
He said there were an estimated 60,000 inside Mali, as well as some 29,000 in Niger, 22,000 in Mauritania and 18,000 in Burkina Faso.
The estimated 130,000 people displaced by the fighting is about 0.8% of the entire Malian population, which was estimated at 15.8m in 2011 - and a far greater proportion of the harsh, arid north part of the country. The refugees have no possessions food or shelter as they fled the fighting between the Malian army and the MNLA. Food and water is very limited do to drought.
Mali's air force bombed a refugee camp in the north of the country, causing casulaties aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Thursday .
He said there were an estimated 60,000 inside Mali, as well as some 29,000 in Niger, 22,000 in Mauritania and 18,000 in Burkina Faso.
The estimated 130,000 people displaced by the fighting is about 0.8% of the entire Malian population, which was estimated at 15.8m in 2011 - and a far greater proportion of the harsh, arid north part of the country. The refugees have no possessions food or shelter as they fled the fighting between the Malian army and the MNLA. Food and water is very limited do to drought.
Mali's air force bombed a refugee camp in the north of the country, causing casulaties aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Thursday .
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