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26/07/2004
Oxfam's Sudan aid cargo arrives in Darfur
Just over £80,000 of equipment – representing 30 tonnes of aid – has arrived in the crisis-hit Sudanese region of Darfur.
The emergency flight, organised by the international aid agency Oxfam, left Manston airport in Kenton yesterday, destined for Nyala in Darfur.
The aid includes water and sanitation equipment worth £83,000, which will be used to provide clean drinking water and build latrines in Kalma Camp. At the moment there are just 11 hand pumps to provide water for 60,000 people. The equipment going out will help to provide clean water for the entire camp.
Heavy rains are making the situation on the ground increasingly dangerous, with the spectre of water-borne diseases such as malaria and cholera starting to rise, the agency said.
“The situation in Darfur is getting worse and worse, people are already dying but we are dreading a cholera outbreak which could kill a lot more. This equipment is urgently needed and will help us to save lives,” said Paul Smith Lomas, Humanitarian Director of Oxfam.
This is the third Oxfam flight to leave Britain to help the people of Sudan and additional flights will be made over the coming weeks. Malaria nets for 30,000 people are being shipped out to Chad and a drilling rig and additional water equipment has been ordered in from Thailand for Darfur.
Oxfam is one of 11 leading charities running an emergency appeal for aid to Sudan.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal has so far raised £5 million to help people who have been driven from their homes in Darfur.
(gmcg)
The emergency flight, organised by the international aid agency Oxfam, left Manston airport in Kenton yesterday, destined for Nyala in Darfur.
The aid includes water and sanitation equipment worth £83,000, which will be used to provide clean drinking water and build latrines in Kalma Camp. At the moment there are just 11 hand pumps to provide water for 60,000 people. The equipment going out will help to provide clean water for the entire camp.
Heavy rains are making the situation on the ground increasingly dangerous, with the spectre of water-borne diseases such as malaria and cholera starting to rise, the agency said.
“The situation in Darfur is getting worse and worse, people are already dying but we are dreading a cholera outbreak which could kill a lot more. This equipment is urgently needed and will help us to save lives,” said Paul Smith Lomas, Humanitarian Director of Oxfam.
This is the third Oxfam flight to leave Britain to help the people of Sudan and additional flights will be made over the coming weeks. Malaria nets for 30,000 people are being shipped out to Chad and a drilling rig and additional water equipment has been ordered in from Thailand for Darfur.
Oxfam is one of 11 leading charities running an emergency appeal for aid to Sudan.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal has so far raised £5 million to help people who have been driven from their homes in Darfur.
(gmcg)
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