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New IDPs in Port Loko

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    There are some 25,000 IDPs in the northern township of Port Loko, including more than 5,000, who arrived between 18 July and 1 August, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council. Around 10,000 have been absorbed into local communities, another 10,000 in Port Loko’s IDP camp and the rest in the local primary school and barracks, OCHA reported.

    Meanwhile there have been continuing reports of violence in the town of Port Loko between Community Defence Forces, a pro-government militia, and the Sierra Leone Army (SLA) with shooting after dark. Despite the insecurity, humanitarian activities are gradually resuming in the town.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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