Hundreds of new IDPs from the Makeni-Kono area have been reported in Kabala, northeast Sierra Leone, in the last two to three weeks, OCHA reported. Food security is a major concern as Christian Relief Services (CRS) have run out of stocks there and poor road access is hampering efforts to re-supply the area. Negotiations are ongoing with UNAMSIL to use one of its helicopters to airlift up to 25 mt of food at a time. According to Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium which is operational in the area, the IDPs are presently coping with host communities but their situation will deteriorate without swift intervention.
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