A French battalion of engineers is in the area and 12 U.N. military observers. The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that conditions are appalling with most humanitarian needs supplied by air drop operations. There are about 100,000 residents. U.N. troops are denied access there. The situation in Zepa, in eastern Bosnia, is marginally better than in Gorazde but most humanitarian needs have been provided by air drops to 16,000 people in the area.
Water is available but there is no electricity.
Sanitation facilities are adequate but health services are almost non-existent. U.N. personnel include a Ukrainian company, nine military observers, a French medical and engineering unit. This southeastern enclave has been described as an open jail for about 50,000 people with no running water or police services. Violence, black market exploitation and prostitution are increasing. Food supplies arrive but distribution is chaotic with people fighting over supplies.