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WFP warns of potential large-scale needs

Meanwhile, WFP said thousands of people who had recently arrived in Brazzaville in a weakened state after fleeing insecurity in the Pool region since September were “once again running for their lives.” In a statement received by IRIN today, WFP said many of the displaced people have virtually no food and little if any money or personal possessions to help them survive. A deterioration of the situation would result in the need for a large-scale humanitarian response, which would be logistically difficult given the country’s limited infrastructure and the impact of insecurity, the statement said.

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