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Home > KENYA: Thousands of refugees in danger from floodwater

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Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Refugees & forced migration [2]
Issue Number: 
120 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The lives of about 17,000 people living in the Kakuma refugee camp, northwestern Kenya, are in danger from flooding caused by the merging of two seasonal rivers, the UN warned on Monday. The two rivers, the Taraich and the Nakabet, are expected to merge during the next rainy season in October which will lead to an island in the centre of the camp. The camp could then collapse.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/refugees/16549 [5]
Country: 
Kenya [6]

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