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Thousands break Ebola quarantine to find food

DAKAR — A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them.

A pregnant woman suspected to have contracted Ebola is lifted into an ambulance in Sierra Leone. The number of people in the country contracting Ebola is doubling every 25 to 30 days. Photo: REUTERS

A pregnant woman suspected to have contracted Ebola is lifted into an ambulance in Sierra Leone. The number of people in the country contracting Ebola is doubling every 25 to 30 days. Photo: REUTERS

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DAKAR — A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them.

In order to prevent the spread of Ebola, large swaths of the West African country have been sealed off and within those areas many people have been ordered to stay in their homes. The government, with help from the United Nations’ World Food Programme, is tasked with delivering food and other services to those people.

But Ms Jeanne Kamara of Christian Aid in Sierra Leone said today (Nov 4) that there are many “nooks and crannies” in the country that are being missed. Her agency and others that belong to the Disasters Emergency Committee umbrella organisation are trying to fill the gaps. AP

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