At least 4,600 displaced people from Kwamouth, in Mai-Ndombe province, find themselves without any assistance in Bandundu, located in Kwilu province. This worrying situation was reported by Frédéric Nkumpum, advisor at the Kwilu Humanitarian Actions station. The displaced particularly suffer from a lack of food and live in extremely precarious conditions.
According to information provided by Frédéric Nkumpum, since their arrival in Bandundu in August 2022, no less than 60 displaced people have lost their lives. The deaths included 33 children and 27 adults, including 17 women and 10 men. These alarming figures demonstrate the urgent need to intervene and provide adequate food assistance to these displaced people, who are currently left to fend for themselves.
The call for help launched by the Kwilu provincial humanitarian affairs station is essential to help these displaced people who find themselves in a situation of extreme distress. In Bandundu, their number is estimated at 4,669, while in Kikwit, there are 5,971 displaced people, and in Masi-Manimba, in the Mokama site, 130 displaced people are also awaiting assistance.
The situation described by Frédéric Nkumpum raises a crucial question: how to ensure the care of displaced people in humanitarian crises such as this one? It is essential that humanitarian actors and responders mobilize quickly to meet the needs of these displaced people, who face hunger, malnutrition and deplorable living conditions.
In this context, it is also essential to raise public awareness of this issue and highlight the actions taken to help the displaced. Media and blogs play an important role in disseminating this information and mobilizing resources to provide concrete assistance to displaced people.
It is therefore crucial to create awareness around this situation and encourage everyone to contribute, in their own way, to alleviate the suffering of the displaced in Bandundu and other affected regions.
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