1月13日VOA聽力：莫桑比克災黎逃往馬拉維
“My uncles's son was shot dead just a few meters from where I was.
When I rushed to see what had happened, he could not speak and was almost dead.
I did not hesitate, but run way for safety.”
Camp supervisors say they register almost 40 refugees a day, many women and children.
Camp residents say they have not received food aid since mid-December.
“We do not have clothes, blankets and food.
Although we are constructing makeshift shelters, we do not have any protection from therains, and our fear is that it will be another trouble when the rains come.”
Many survive by working in nearby maize gardens or turning maize husks into flour forcooking porridge.
But the refugee influx worries villagers near the camp.
“We are staying with these people in the village, yes, but we are living in fear because we believethat in time they will completely run out of food, they will start stealing from us in our homes.”
The villagers also fear some of the refugees might have run with weapons that can be usedagainst them.
Mozambican authorities reportedly said those fleeing into Malawi are either thugs or lazy people.
“They cannot say we are lazy people who are leaving Mozambique for free things at a refugeecamp in Malawi.
Here at the camp there are all sorts of people, including children, adults and the aged.
Malawi government authorities say they are trying to work with their Mozambican counterpartson how best to address the issue.
Meanwhile, international bodies are helping out.
The United Nations has provided some tents and has established a children's counselingcenter, where children also sing songs to help relieve them of trauma due to running awayfrom home.
Doctors Without Borders is providing medical help.
Malawi previously hosted Mozambicans who fled a 16-year civil war between 1977 and 1992.
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