FROM THE FIELD
Oxfam staff in Jos, Nigeria, have reported that the situation in the city remains very serious. Francis Ayinzat, an Oxfam Programme Coordinator for Oxfam, who left the city yesterday, said: "Thousands of people have fled to take shelter in places such as military bases. In one barrack two thousand
people are sleeping on the floor with no basic
facilities. Most of the shops are closed and the price of food is increasing dramatically. Water could soon run out as no one is manning the pumping stations. As I left this
afternoon, I heard gunshots and I haven't heard from members of my family who fled their homes on Friday."
The pictures below show some of the devastation left behind by rioting
over the weekend.
[ Any views expressed in this article are those of the writer and not of Reuters. ]
[ Any views expressed in this article are those of the writer and not of Reuters. ]
