Conditions Shiite refugee tragedy victims Sampang, Madura now increasingly alarming. They allegedly suffered various diseases, including dengue fever due to malnutrition Local pascapemerintah revoke the emergency.

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Shiites living in camps threatened with starvation after assistance from the local government and the provincial government of East Java Sampang stopped.

Conditions Shiite refugee tragedy victims Sampang, Madura now increasingly alarming. They allegedly suffered various diseases, including dengue fever due to malnutrition Local pascapemerintah revoke the emergency.

"They were malnourished because food aid from the government has been terminated by reason of the emergency response period has expired," said spokesman humanitarian volunteers of the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) Indonesia, Abd Kadir in Sampang, Monday (14/01/2013) night.

In a release submitted Abd Kadir, he explains, their health condition is now living in refugee camps in the Sports Hall (GOR) Wijaya Kusuma very alarming. In addition to food shortages, because the supply of the local district government aid has been stopped, the refugees, as well as lack of drinking water and water for bathing. In fact, to take a bath, these refugees are forced to buy a used tank.

"What is clear from the health side they were also very unhealthy. Less water, food is like that," said Kadir.

In addition to the supply of food aid, medical aid from the Department of Health (PHO) Sampang also been stopped since last month. Some of today's refugees attacked by dengue fever and needed help curing. "We hope through this information on a variety of media, there are those who terketuk heart to help condition them there," said Abd Kadir.

Shiites who were victims of the humanitarian tragedy in Sampang who now live in refugee camps that reached more than 200 people, consisting of men, women, young and old, as well as children. Two of these refugees, pregnant sex. Mrs Sahrul with gestational age of eight months, and Maidi the nine months of gestation.

Both pregnant women, according to Abd Kadir, also malnutrition, and can not check their pregnancy to the hospital regularly. "Because if you check, he's had to pay, yet we know own these refugees have no money," said Kadir again.