HIGHLIGHTS
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Humanitarian assistance reaches Mundri East
After 10 months without access, humanitarian partners travelled to Lakamadi, Lozoh and Kediba in Mundri East County from 12 to 16 April to assess the situation and respond.
Incidents of insecurity and fighting between armed actors between May 2015 and March 2016 disrupted the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and displaced several thousand. Many people are afraid to return to their homes due to insecurity.
Kediba in Mundri East County, hosts an estimated 4,700 IDPs from surrounding areas.
In Lakamadi, nearly 6,000 people displaced from surrounding areas are living with host communities. Lozoh hosts an estimated 3,100 people, many of whom fled from Mundri Town, Lanyi and Kediba.
Communities in each of the locations highlighted the need for food, seeds, agricultural tools, healthcare, education and shelter. During fighting in Lozoh in mid-February all crops were burnt in the surrounding area, according to community members, and houses were damaged. In all three locations, people reported a decrease in food consumption.
Health facilities in the areas visited by the assessment team lacked essential drugs and medicines. In Lozoh, the health centre had been damaged and looted. Local authorities report that at least 22 people have died in Lozoh due to lack of essential medicines since October 2015. Lack of access to clean water was a major issue in all three locations, with many communities using untreated water from streams.
In Lakamadi and Kediba, schools were open. However, many reported lack of supplies such as textbooks and chalk. In Lozoh, the school has not been operational since May 2015. Across the three locations, about 500 children were reported to have been separated or orphaned during the fighting.
During the mission, emergency health kits were delivered in the three locations, and aid workers distributed buckets and water purification tablets to about 300 households in each location. Distribution of agricultural seeds to 1,000 households and fishing tools to 2,700 households in Mundri East and West counties is also underway.