Malnourished refugees struggling to cope in war-ravaged country

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• published: 21 Jul 2015
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1. Wide shot of bridge, now uncrossable by vehicle, over Kwanza river - and woman with firewood 2. Mid shot of armoured vehicle lying in water, pulls out 3. Man with gun crossing bridge - walking past camera 4. Various of crowd gathered waiting for food and assistance 5. Mid shot old man walking towards camera, being helped by two others 6. Wide shot of refugee family sitting by side of dirt road 7. Close up of child eating 8. Various of people camping out in the bush 9. Wide of people burying baby that died before Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) could help 10. Close-up of mother wailing 11. Various of burial of another child 12. Women and children standing outside storeroom 13. Various of woman and child weeping 14. Wide shot of people and children around aid sacks 15. Close-up of children picking up pieces of grain 16. Woman and child standing by desk, with aid worker writing out form 17. Various of children queuing and being served food 18. Long shot of children eating food 19. Family seen through hole in wall - one is chopping up fire wood 20. MSF worker examining sick child - zooms in 21. MSF worker weighing child - zooms in 22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Laura Bedford, British nurse for Medecins Sans Frontieres ** Audio quality as incoming ** "People have been admitted into the centre in a very, very, poor condition. Really in a condition that's almost beyond help." 23. Woman breast feeding 24. MSF workers examining children 25. Child being weighed, silhouetted against open door in background 26. Close-up of poster by Angolan government 27. Wide shot of people gathered around water pump STORYLINE: War ravaged Angolans are again being forced from their homes and onto the move. Angola's civil war is in its 26th year and there's still no end in sight. Government troops are now advancing through former Unita rebel held areas. Thousands of peasant families, mostly woman and children, are walking many days through military patrolled areas to reach places of relative safety. People from east of the river Kwanza are having to trek to the frontline town of Camacupa in central Angola to find safety. Once there they have to take what refuge there is in the rough and open surrounding fields. Most arrive in pitiful conditions, starving, emaciated, barely clothed and with only those few possessions they can carry. Many bring memories of horror and children who've died in the crisis. Since May this year some thousands of displaced people have flooded into the informal camps around Camacupa. The military has warned aids workers to expect thousands more. Currently there are no blankets for the new arrivals - they must endure the bitterly cold highland nights without shelter. The World Food Programme (WFP) is unable to ship food stocks because of the lack of security, inadequate runway facilities and danger from landmines. In response to the growing emergency, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) set up a Therapeutic Feeding Centre three weeks ago, at an abandoned rice factory in Camacupa. The most malnourished children and adults are fed special nutritive meals eight times a day. The centre is already beyond its capacity. Most of the children are suffering from conditions of malnutrition, dehydration and other sickness. The United Nations (U.N.) spent one and-a-half billion (b) U.S. dollars between 1994 and 1998 implementing an accord between Unita and the Angolan government. It has since placed international sanctions on Unita, including a fuel and arms embargo. About half of Angola's population is aged less than 18, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b6fddfcad413e417044c51512d2263e4 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork