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with military vehicles
and supplies. An
alternate route involves
drivinp; further north,
crossing the bridge at
Jebba, then back across
the,Benue River at
Mahudi. Roads are in
poor condition. It
takes about a week for
a truck to go fknm Lagos
to mw.
ICRC obtalned and
stationed trucks, landrovers,
and other
vehicles in forward
ICRC vehicles
axeas to bring food and
other supplies to distributions
points.
brries were also used
for delivery from the rail depot at Oturkpo to Enw, a distance of 60
miles. When possible, ICRC hired contractors with 7-ton to 25-ton trailers
for this heavy duty hauling. As of May 19, 1969, ICRC had 437 vehicles at
Enugu, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Asaba and other locations.
Distribution of Supplies, Stockpiling, Personnel
ICRC had 25 distribution
centers within FIVE
territory. Althoum
it had been feeding
about one million
people up to April of
1969, by June this had
dropped to 750,000. It
was expected, however,
that this drop was
temporary. Monthly
food distribution for
one million people
was about 4,000 tons
per month of imported
food and 600 tons of
local food. Food
distributed in FMG
areas by ICRC consisted
of the following:
Food distribution at Uyo