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Thousands of people have fled their homes in the northern Central African Republic (CAR) areas of Kabo and Moyen Sido following recent fighting between the army and a rebel group, medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said.
"Some villages have been burned down, forcing the population to escape with nothing but their clothes," said Gabriel Sánchez Ibarra, MSF head of mission in CAR. "Others have moved out of fear as this population has suffered several attacks and displacement in the past because of the ongoing conflict."
According to MSF, about 8,000 displaced people are seeking refuge in the bush where they are living in difficult conditions without access to healthcare or humanitarian aid.
In recent years, hundreds of thousands of people have had to flee clashes pitting various armed groups against government forces in the country.
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