Sudanese Refugees in Limbo in Camps

NPR | By Jason Beaubien

Published August 4, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

As many as 50,000 people may have died from hunger and disease resulting from fighting in western Sudan. Refugees in camps along the Sudan-Chad border face severe water and food shortages but say they're too afraid to return to their villages. Hear NPR's Jason Beaubien.

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