Tension rises on the border between Tunisia and Libya and feared a flood of refugees to take the situation to the brink of chaos. Thousands of Egyptians protested on Sunday the absence of help from their government, which has organized a repatriation plan. Anxiety makes its way through these citizens who are outdoors, sleeping literally on top of their bags, waiting for someone to care for them.
The situation is deteriorating for a while and last night there were several altercations. "Nobody has the Egyptian government to take care of us. I do not know what to do, where I'm going to sleep," said Ahmed, a young man of 26 who takes three working in Libya. The stories coming across the border speak of bands of armed civilians, robberies, shootings and insecurity.
The refugees that are coming to the Tunisian border fleeing from Libya at the mercy of violence. But once you reach the other side, the picture is not much better. More than 100,000 people, mostly Egyptian and Tunisian workers have left the country at border crossing points to Egypt and Tunisia, as announced yesterday by the High Commissioner for Refugees, UN, UNHCR.
In a press talk about the risk of "humanitarian crisis" and appealed for international aid. The infrastructure deployed in the Tunisian border may be insufficient if a flood of refugees, as feared by international organizations deployed in Ras Ajdir. "There is a constant stream of civilians who cross this post every day.
But we fear the situation could worsen," said a ELMUNDO. Hasan is Tirana, emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch, in Ras Ajdir. Since 20 February have 50,000 people crossed here, but there are thousands waiting on the other side of the border. Nobody knows how many. "There are over one million Egyptian workers in Libya.
For Ras Ajdir and 8,000 have crossed them. Another 80,000 have done so for the Egyptian side," said Heinke Veit, head in the field of humanitarian agency of the European Commission ( ECHO). This organization has earmarked 3 million euros to manage humanitarian crisis in Libya and its borders.
"The big challenge is to evacuate these people. The situation becomes increasingly complicated." The frustration grows by the hour and last night there were moments of great tension at the border. Egyptian citizens who pass caught in 'no man's land. " If not for the help of the Tunisian civil associations, these people have no where to fall dead.
"They get nervous, tired, very scared," said Munira Talbi, head of the Tunisian Red Crescent at a camp that the Army has set up to accommodate refugees. "We distributed medicines, food, blankets and clothes," says Jamil, a young medical student came from Susa to help refugees. The Tunisian people's effort in helping these people is commendable.
"The Tunisians are helping us a lot. They are our brothers in the revolution," says Ahmed. 
The situation is deteriorating for a while and last night there were several altercations. "Nobody has the Egyptian government to take care of us. I do not know what to do, where I'm going to sleep," said Ahmed, a young man of 26 who takes three working in Libya. The stories coming across the border speak of bands of armed civilians, robberies, shootings and insecurity.
The refugees that are coming to the Tunisian border fleeing from Libya at the mercy of violence. But once you reach the other side, the picture is not much better. More than 100,000 people, mostly Egyptian and Tunisian workers have left the country at border crossing points to Egypt and Tunisia, as announced yesterday by the High Commissioner for Refugees, UN, UNHCR.
In a press talk about the risk of "humanitarian crisis" and appealed for international aid. The infrastructure deployed in the Tunisian border may be insufficient if a flood of refugees, as feared by international organizations deployed in Ras Ajdir. "There is a constant stream of civilians who cross this post every day.
But we fear the situation could worsen," said a ELMUNDO. Hasan is Tirana, emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch, in Ras Ajdir. Since 20 February have 50,000 people crossed here, but there are thousands waiting on the other side of the border. Nobody knows how many. "There are over one million Egyptian workers in Libya.
For Ras Ajdir and 8,000 have crossed them. Another 80,000 have done so for the Egyptian side," said Heinke Veit, head in the field of humanitarian agency of the European Commission ( ECHO). This organization has earmarked 3 million euros to manage humanitarian crisis in Libya and its borders.
"The big challenge is to evacuate these people. The situation becomes increasingly complicated." The frustration grows by the hour and last night there were moments of great tension at the border. Egyptian citizens who pass caught in 'no man's land. " If not for the help of the Tunisian civil associations, these people have no where to fall dead.
"They get nervous, tired, very scared," said Munira Talbi, head of the Tunisian Red Crescent at a camp that the Army has set up to accommodate refugees. "We distributed medicines, food, blankets and clothes," says Jamil, a young medical student came from Susa to help refugees. The Tunisian people's effort in helping these people is commendable.
"The Tunisians are helping us a lot. They are our brothers in the revolution," says Ahmed.
No comments:
Post a Comment