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Lack of aid in Myanmar's Rakhine state reaches critical stage

A resident of Te Chaung camp receives glucose through an IV drip on Friday (Photo: John Zaw) By  John Zaw & AFP UCA News April 5, 2014 IDP camp residents say they need food, medicine and water Thousands of Rohingya residents of a camp in western Myanmar face crippling shortages of food and healthcare services after aid workers pulled out of Rakhine state last week following mob attacks that targeted international NGOs. An official at Te Chaung camp outside Sittwe – home to more than 15,000 displaced Rohingyas – said Friday that food rations have not been delivered since March 16 and residents have been forced to seek food from neighboring villagers. A warehouse used to store rice and other essential food stocks for the camp’s IDPs stood empty near the entrance to the camp during a visit on Friday. “We are suffering from a food and healthcare crisis,” said Maung Hla, a deputy at Te Chaung camp in charge of food distribution, adding that residents are facing a h