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SPS Strong rain and floods in the Saharawi refugees camps 11.02.06
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Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), 11/02/2006 (SPS) Torrid falls, "never seen in the region since 1994", and floods stroke all the Wilayas and Dairas of the Saharawi refugee camps, during these three last days, causing material damages estimated to "more than 50 per cent" of the camps’ structure, declared the Saharawi Ministry of Interior the same day in a press release SPS received.
Torrid rain, never seen in the region since that of 1994, has stroke the Saharawi refugee camps, without interruption, starting from Thursday, and continued for Friday and the first hours of Saturday", the press release stressed, indicating that the inundations that followed the rain caused "material damages and many wounded within the Saharawi refugees".
Here is the complete text of the press release, of which SPS received a copy:
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Ministry of Interior
Press release
February 11, 2006
Torrid rain, never seen in the region since that of 1994, has stroke the Saharawi refugee camps in the Algerian region of Tindouf, without interruption, starting from Thursday, and continued for Friday and the first hours of Saturday, causing material damages and many wounded within the Saharawi refugees.
The damages, which were registered, touched the shelters of the citizens as well as the institutions such as schools, hospitals and other Governmental institutions, damaging more than 5O per cent of the refugee camps’ structure.
Despite the precarious situation, the Ministry of Interior would like to inform the Saharawi citizens, everywhere, as well as the public opinion that its services did not record cases of human death or serious wounds among the refugees, that to God.
The Ministry also calls on the Saharawi citizens to increasing solidarity, cooperation and mutual help so as to face the results of this rain, inciting them to avoid the utilisation of damaged buildings.
It further incite them to maintain their environment clean, hygiene and to avoid the use of non treated waters so as to prevent epidemic diseases or sickness that can result from such a situation" (SPS)
060/090/100 111749 Feb 06 SPS
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SPS Strong rain and floods in the Saharawi refugees camps PICTURES
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Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), 11/02/2006 (SPS) Torrid falls, "never seen in the region since 1994", and floods stroke all the Wilayas and Dairas of the Saharawi refugee camps, during these three last days, causing material damages estimated to "more than 50 per cent" of the camps’ structure, declared the Saharawi Ministry of Interior the same day in a press release SPS received.
Torrid rain, never seen in the region since that of 1994, has stroke the Saharawi refugee camps, without interruption, starting from Thursday, and continued for Friday and the first hours of Saturday", the press release stressed, indicating that the inundations that followed the rain caused "material damages and many wounded within the Saharawi refugees".
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SPS Norwegian NGOs appeal to their Government to put pressures on Morocco to stop human rights violations in Western Sahara
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Oslo, 10/02/2006 (SPS) The Norwegian organisation, Rafto Foundation, and the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara (NSC-WS) appealed to the Norwegian Government to put pressures on Morocco to stop human rights violations in Western Sahara, and bring up the case of Saharawi political prisoners for a new independent and fair court, indicated a press release the two NGOs publicised on Thursday.
The two NGOs called on their Government to "put pressure on the Kingdom of Morocco to stop inhumane treatments, such as torture, repression, humiliation and threat of assassination of Saharawi human rights activists and political prisoners incarcerated in Moroccan prisons; guarantee their security and access to medical assistance".
Quoting a report by the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) published on January 31, 2006, Rafto Foundation and NSC-WS expressed deep concern "with the security and health situation" of the "Saharawi activists, as well as for the political prisoners who have repeatedly carried out hunger strikes in different prisons in Western Sahara and Morocco since August 8, 2005".
"Since the intifada in Western Sahara during the summer of 2005, the situation for the Saharawi people has become increasingly more difficult, and Moroccan authorities are treating people who oppose the occupation with increased harshness and injustice", the press release further said.
Moreover, the organisations denounced the absurd Moroccan denial of entry to Norwegian official delegations, which tried to investigate on the human rights situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
"Morocco continues to violate their promises given to foreign governments; Norwegian diplomatic delegations have twice been promised access to Western Sahara, and both times the entry was denied", the press release underlined, knowing that the Saharawi territories under Moroccan occupation are subjected to a military and Medias siege since its invasion in 1975.
The Rafto Foundation and the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara are "appalled with the continuing Moroccan oppression", and strongly "urge the Norwegian Government to put a more active and pronounced pressure on Morocco", so as to force it respect Saharawi people’s legitimate rights.
The two NGOs finally estimated that "the difficult situation in the area prompts for reliable insight and reports from Western Sahara in order to lift the Moroccan pressure on Saharawi civilians", wrote the press release, which was signed by Arne Liljedahl Lynngård, Chairman of the Board of the Rafto Foundation and the Spokesman of the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara, Rolf Wermundsen. (SPS)
060/090/000 102137 Feb 06 SPS
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SPS The President of the Republic receives an Algerian delegation that came to investigate on the Saharawi refugees situation after inundations
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Chahid El Hafed, 11/02/2006 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, received, at the seat of the Presidency in Chahid El Hafed, an important Algerian delegation that came to investigate on the situation of the Saharawi refugees and bring the help of Algeria to Saharawis after inundations that stroke the refugee camps these last three days.
After the reception, the President of the Republic undertook a visit to the 27 of February School (refugee camp) in company of his Algerian hosts, "to closely see the extent of the material damages and the situation of the Saharawi refugees after three days of torrid rain, never seen in the region since 1994", an authorised source from the Presidency indicated to SPS.
"The Algerian delegation came carrying sentiments of support, solidarity but also the aid of Algeria to the Saharawi refugees camps, who are suffering the consequences of three days struggle against nature for survival", the same source added.
The reception was also attended by the Saharawi Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, the Minister of Defense, Mohamed lamine Ould El Bouhali, the Minister of Ocupied Territories and Communities, Khalil Sidi Mhamed and Mr. Mohamed Elwali Aakeik, Director General of the Security of the Institutions.
Torrid rain, never seen in the region since 1994, has stroke the Saharawi refugee camps, without interruption, starting from Thursday, and continued for Friday and the first hours of Saturday", declared the Saharawi Ministry of Interior the same day in a press release SPS received, indicating that the inundations that followed the rain caused "material damages and many wounded within the Saharawi refugees".
Despite the precarious situation, the Ministry of Interior would like to inform the Saharawi citizens, everywhere, as well as the public opinion that its services did not record cases of human death or serious wounds among the refugees, it should further be stressed. (SPS)
060/090/000 112223 Feb 06 SPS
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