Touching Photos Of Nigerian Refugees In Chad Who Fleed After The Boko Haram Attack In Baga

In western Chad, some 7,300 Nigerian refugees have arrived in the past 10 days, fleeing attacks by insurgents on Baga town and surrounding villages in northeast Nigeria. UNHCR teams in Chad are at the border and seeking more information on the new arrivals and their needs. The attack on Baga left hundreds of people dead according to media reports and forced most of its inhabitants to flee.

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In Chad, refugees are staying with local communities in villages around 450 kilometers north-west of the capital, N’Djamena. The Chadian government has requested the assistance of aid agencies to help the refugees and distribution of relief items has already started. UNHCR is assessing the protection situation and coordinating aid delivery. We’re already providing plastic sheets, jerry cans, mats, blankets and kitchen tools. Other humanitarian organizations are distributing aid too.

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These refugees have just arrived in Bagasola Chad. They've come from #Baga in Nigeria

This is the bed & mosquito net of a newly arrived Nigerian refugee in Bagasola

 Rabi 10, is a recently arrived refugee from #Nigeria who now lives in Bagasola, in the Lake Chad region

 Fatima fled with family when Baga was attacked. They were separated during their flight & she is now looking for them 

This businessman fled the attack on Baga earlier this month & is currently living in the Lake Chad region.

This is 12 years Nohu. He had to flee to #Chad from #Nigeria without his parents.