More Than 1.6 Million Displaced Trapped In Congo Crisis: British FM -- Yahoo News/AFPDAR ES SALAAM (AFP) – British Foreign Secretary David Miliband voiced concern on Sunday over the fate of 1.6 million displaced people in the Congo he warned were trapped in the crisis and out of the relief net.
"More than 1.6 million internally displaced are trapped in the crisis and cannot be easily accessible. They are without food, water and other necessities," he said.
Miliband was speaking after he and French counterpart Bernard Kouchner met Tanzanian President Jakaya Kiwkete, who currently chairs the African Union (AU), in Dar Es Salaam.
"There is threat of outbreak of communicable diseases and malnutrition in the area," Miliband said.
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