ICRC Offers Help to 10,000 Displaced People in Republic of Congo

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ICRC Offers Help to 10,000 Displaced People in Republic of Congo

The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has completed a further aid distribution program for displaced people in Republic of the Congo.

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The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has completed a further aid distribution program for displaced people in Republic of the Congo.

According to a press release issued by the ICRC on Wednesday, the ICRC teams had spent 10 days distributing soap, clothing and children's sandals to some 4,400 families, or almost 10,000 people,living at eight locations south of Brazzaville, the capital of theRepublic of the Congo.

This program follows other ICRC activities at these locations. Already this year, ICRC's water and habitat teams have installed over 100 showers, built or renovated three wells and set up shelters at various sites.

In addition, the ICRC has provided four 15,000-litre bladder tanks for drinking water, while four ICRC tanker trucks have supplied 120,000 litres of water per week. Like the provision of soap, all these activities aim at improving health by improving hygiene.

The ICRC said the people the ICRC is helping come from Pool, a region south of the capital, and took refuge in the area followingfighting in 2002.

The ICRC is planning its assistance using lists maintained by the people responsible for each site and by village chiefs among the displaced persons.

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