He said 3,400 mt of food is required each month to feed a continually expanding number of displaced people and hungry residents. But rehabilitation work is yet to begin. The runway has been damaged by endless heavy cargo planes transporting aid goods, troops and military hardware to the battered city. Heavy rains have made matters worse. The wet season has just begun again, therefore work on the runway is likely to be hindered as a result.
Nothing is done to fix it.
With the rainy season coming in, we'll stop flying there. WFP has constructed extra warehouses during the past few weeks in a bid to stock up with food supplies in case the runway closes completely. The material contained on this Web site comes to you via IRIN, a UN humanitarian information unit, but may not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. All graphics and images on this site may not be re-produced without the express permission of the original owner.