Oxfam: Power, water shortages in Goma
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="M">M</span>23 <span word="rebels">rebels</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="Oxfam">Oxfam</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="about">about</span> 80,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Kivu">Kivu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="M">M</span>23 <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="disrupting">disrupting</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span>.</p><p><span word="Oxfam">Oxfam</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christina">Christina</span> <span word="Corbett">Corbett</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="Banks">Banks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="next">next</span>.”</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Goma">Goma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="resourced">resourced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IDPs">IDPs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Oxfam">Oxfam</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="IDPs">IDPs</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="internally">internally</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lac">Lac</span> <span word="Vert">Vert</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mugunga">Mugunga</span> 1 <span word="camp">camp</span>. <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bulengo">Bulengo</span>.</p>
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