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First UN aid convoy reaches Gori, reports looting
17 Aug 2008 17:46:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Fixes typo in headline)

GENEVA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A United Nations aid convoy managed to enter Gori on Sunday, the first time U.N. organisations have reached the Georgian town since fighting started last week, and found signs of "massive looting".

"While the buildings did not appear to be very damaged, there are clear signs of massive looting of both shops and private accommodations," the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement.

UNHCR staff reported Gori was deserted except for 50 to 60 people gathered in the centre waiting for assistance and the agency was not sure if it would be able to bring more aid in the coming days.

The UNHCR, which said some 158,600 people had been displaced by recent fighting in Georgia, is also aiming to start airlifting non-food items to Batumi, on Georgia's Black Sea coast, on Monday. (Reporting by Sam Cage via Geneva Newsroom; Editing by Jon Boyle)


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