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Aid Worker Diary in Dadaab - Anna Ridout from Oxfam

Video diary from Dadaab

In a report for CNN, Oxfam aid worker Anna Ridout takes us behind the scenes at the huge Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya. Here, she meets recent arrivals (many of whom have walked more than 30 days to get here), sees Oxfam workers installing new water tanks, and visits the recently opened, eerily quiet IFO 2 camp. Watch teh video above.

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