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Clashes between armed elements took place in Ndomete, located 10 km south of Kaga Bandoro, in Nana Grebizi prefecture, on 16 September. The insecurity led to a substantial halt in health services for a week and exacerbated already existing inter-community tensions. In addition, clashes in Kouango in Basse Kotto prefecture have led to the displacement of at least 2,000 people, and fighting between armed groups caused the displacement of at least 1,500 people in Koui sub-prefecture.
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Over 838,000 people remain displaced or have been newly displaced by the ongoing crisis in CAR. An estimated 384,884 people are internally displaced, with 453,271 people across borders in neighboring countries. 15,920 Central Africans who had fled across borders have returned from neighbouring countries, largely from DRC to the south, since the beginning of the year.
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Since the beginning of the cholera outbreak in early August 2016, 266 cases (139 children under 15 years) and 21 deaths (including 9 children) have been reported, with a case fatality rate of 7.8%. UNICEF supported five WASH interventions for cholera, reaching 6,711 individuals in Mbomou, Basse Kotto, Ouham, and Haut Mbomou.