More than 50 thousand Internally Displaced Persons fleeing the recent violence of Apuk and Aguok communities in Gogrial State have arrived in Abyei, confirms Minister of Finance.
Malony Tong Ngor points out that the number is already affecting services in their Administrative Area.
For the last two months the influx of IDPs from Gogrial has distressed the ‘little services’ of Abyei Administrative Area mostly health, says the minister.
Tong explains that only Medicines Sans Frontiers is providing health services in Agok and Abyei, but the two centres are also lacking drugs and personnel.
The Minster appeals to humanitarian aid organizations and the national Ministry of Health to quickly assist the needy IDPs and the local population in Abyei.
Tong notes that the arrival of 50 thousand IDPs in the area means the humanitarian situation in Abyei will worsen.
The minister cites bad roads due to the heavy rains as difficulty hindering for traders from bring goods to Abyei Area.