Registration completed in Mile 91 and Yele

CARE staff have completed the registration of internally displaced people in the towns of Yele and in the area of Mile 91, according to a news release issued by CARE USA on Monday.

Until recently, Yele and Mile 91 were inaccessible to humanitarian agencies due to armed conflict in the area.

During the registration process, CARE issued identification cards to families needing emergency relief supplies. The card entitles a family to receive enough food and supplies for a month.

Mile 91 (91 miles east of Freetown) is described by CARE as a "strategic junction" of the country's northern and southern trucking routes.

In a related development, CARE said the distribution of emergency food rations to 97,000 families in the beleaguered town of Makeni was completed more quickly than expected.

"Cooperation with the commanders on the ground has been excellent and a contributing factor to the timely distribution schedule," Nick Webber, CARE country director for Sierra Leone said. "The food distribution was completed far more quickly than originally anticipated," he added.

Food aid agencies sent a 65-truck convoy carrying 1,200 mt of food to Makeni on Saturday, the first time since food aid deliveries were suspended last December due to insecurity.