(15 Oct 1999) Eng/Portu/Nat
The International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday delivered the first load of food to the isolated rural community of Ainaro in East Timor.
Many of the people living in the town have until now, not seen any sign of aid or the international peacekeeping force and they met the aid with delight.
Many of the people in the remote town have been living on what ever food they could find.
Some of the villages spoke of their experiences at the hands of militiamen who they said destroyed the town.
One woman told A-P-T-N that the most important thing now is for the U-N force to send troops to the area for security because the people in the village fear further attacks from anti-independence militia forces.
SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese)
"Everyone here is delighted that the Red Cross has brought food."
SUPER CAPTION: Manuel Pereira, villager
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"For the time being people have no reserve, they eat manoc, they eat food which is really stretched and limited."
SUPER CAPTION: Jean-Francois Berger, ICRC
SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese)
"The militia used grenades, they threw them into the houses and the houses burned."
SUPER CAPTION:Joao Neves, villager
SOUNDBITE: (Tetun)
"The most important thing now is for the UN to send a force here for security. Send them as soon as possible so our security is guaranteed. Otherwise its very dangerous for us. We worry about our security, especially at night. So at night we have to leave town again and hide."
SUPER CAPTION: Rita Doutel Sarmento, villager
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