Since November 9 Ethiopian office of UNHCR reports about the life situation getting harder for Somali displaced people. Heavy rain in the region and the lack of medical services worsen the conditions for the IDPs camping on the outskirts of Mogadishu, capital of Somalia. This area includes 30 camps, each with average of 3,300 people, and only two clinics are available to them. The most often cases are of malnutrition and water-related diseases. Food aid has been reduced by half since 2007. Aid agencies in Somalia have asked for more financial help but donors are holding back, since the region is too dangerous for international staff. UNHCR estimates there are some 900,000 IDPs in Mogadishu-Afgoye corridor.
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