Transcript:
This is where they fled.
Tens of thousands have left Burundi seeking safety in Tanzania -- many in refugee camps like this. At this camp in a tiny fishing village some 50.000 refugees are surviving anyway they can.
Many are sick -- with reports of confirmed cholera cases in one camp and reports that at least 7 people had died with that number likely to go higher with hundreds suffering from acute diarrhea.
"Our family members are dying in front our eyes. We have heard that some people will be bringing medication. But even if they bring medication, it will not be enough because there are so many people here.
They want to leave. And they wait along the shore -- hoping to board a 100-year-old ferry that will carry them south to safety and a future that offers more than what they left behind.
Vocabulary:
refugee (n) |
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
người tị nạn |
cholera (n) |
an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhea. |
dịch tả |
acute (adj) |
(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree. |
kịch liệt, sâu sắc, cấp tính |
diarrhea (n) |
a condition in which feces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form. |
bệnh tiêu chảy |
medication (n) | treatment using drugs. | thuốc men, sự chăm sóc y tế |
Thanh Bình (theo Reuters)