Weltflüchtlingstag: das Leben nach Somalia

Zum Weltflüchtlingstag blicken wir auf Somalia. Dort fliehen gerade tausende Menschen vor den andauernden Konflikten und der Dürre nach Kenia. Vollkommen erschöpft und ausgehungert kommen die Familien in den Flüchtlingslagern an. Die Camps sind hoffnungslos überfüllt. Catherine Carter, Save the Children Emergency Communications Manager, berichtet über die Situation der Kinder in dem Flüchtlingslager in Dadaab.
“A combination of ongoing conflict, coupled with the devastating effect of the drought, has meant that thousands of people are fleeing Somalia for Dadaab. By the time they’ve reached the refugee camps they are exhausted, weak and hungry. Most will have made the arduous journey on foot, through boiling hot sand and harsh shrub. Bleeding and sand-covered, they’ve discarded most of their belongings on the way – too heavy to carry in the hot sun. The trek is a desperate measure. Over 350,000 people now live here (making it the fourth largest ‘city’ in Kenya) – crammed into camps built for only 90,000.
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