17 August 2010 - Humanitarian groups were allowed access yesterday to Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, following more than two weeks of being denied. Urgently needed medicine and fuel has been rushed to the camp, the latter to power water pumps. UN representatives continue to mediate between rival IDP groups to resolve remaining tensions.
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