People displaced by fighting in Amhara and living with host communities in Harbu, Chagni, Jawi and Qalu say food aid has not reached them for months, DW Amharic reported.
Indris Awel, who has lived with the host community in Harbu for about six years, told DW it had been six months since his family received relief from the state or charities. Early arrivals once got support about once a month, he said, but later there were only promises, and rising prices have made it almost impossible to cope.
In Chagni, Harun Abdulkadir said displaced people had received no state support all year and now faced malaria as well as hunger. They were told to rely on host communities, he said, and were asking for medical care as the disease spread. The outbreak report comes from residents.
Mehamed Sayed, a day labourer living outside the Jawi shelter, said unregistered families are left off distribution lists, and that South Wollo officials have been under pressure to cut the number of registered people even though families still live in tents.
Serkaddis Atale, deputy commissioner of the Amhara Region Disaster Risk and Management Commission, told DW that local administrations are responsible for displaced people living with host communities under a cost-sharing arrangement, and that the commission would monitor disruptions. DW said it could not reach the North Shewa, South Wollo and North Wollo liaison offices, where more than 90,000 displaced people are said to live.
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