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Chad refugees flee to Cameroon
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February 19, 2008
Uncertainty remains in Chad after World Vision's office in the capital N'Djamena was closed temporarily following the outbreak of violence earlier this month.
National director Levourne Passiri was forced to flee to Cameroon from the capital N'Djamena with his family. World Vision staff in Chad are trained to evacuate in situations such as these.
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Refugees from Chad huddle in temporary camps over the border in Cameroon./ANN BIRCH
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World Vision is working with refugees from the conflict who have fled to Kousseri, Cameroon. There are an estimated 35,000 people in one camp alone.
Passiri reported from Kousseri: "People feel very hopeless, they don't know what to do...
"They have no food, no water; the problem right now is food and water. Also this is the cold season for us so people need blankets."
While the fighting has temporarily ceased, the humanitarian fallout shows no sign of easing.
World Vision is calling on the international community to assure that children are not enrolled as child soldiers by either the rebels or the Government of Chad as this conflict threatens to spark up again.
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