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Fear of potential "massive" influx in Lubumbashi

    NAIROBI

    Local authorities in Lubumbashi are "apprehensive" about massive
    population movements taking place in Katanga province as a result of military activities, the latest weekly WFP emergency report said. The authorities fear the displaced may seek refuge in Lubumbashi, where no assistance is available, the report said. There are currently 6,250 displaced persons in the town, the report added.

    Meanwhile, WFP is providing relief food to refugees from the Pool region of Congo-Brazzaville who are at a new transit camp set up by UNHCR in Mbanza-Ngungu, 150 km from Kinshasa, the report added.

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