“Utter destitution” for north Mali displaced: ICRC

“Utter destitution” for north Mali displaced: ICRC:

DAKAR, 11 February 2013 (IRIN) - Some 6,500 Malians forced to flee to a remote area near the border with Algeria following the French-led military intervention against Islamist fighters are surviving under trees and in wrecked vehicles without sufficient food, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.