Horrific scenes at a relief centre in Harbo, Ethiopia where aid workers from the Irish charity Concern treat famine victims.
The widespread famine in Ethiopia has had a brutal impact on the people, millions of whom are now displaced.
The smell and general fear in the camp is almost indescribable.
People have been forced from their home towns to seek help at relief centres like the one in Harbo. Many are living in sheds and more in the open air where they must endure the extreme cold at night.
Those in the camp are under the control of armed guards. They have come from different areas of Ethiopia where crops have failed and they face starvation.
The full horror of the Ethiopian famine is now becoming apparent to us.
109 refugees died yesterday alone, and 1,700 have died in the camp so far. Irish aid workers from the charity Concern are among the relief workers in Ethiopia.
According to Irish Aid worker Maire many of the refugees will inevitably die as they are already in poor health by the time they arrive. She is optimistic that many can still be saved and priority is being given to children who are fed intensively.
What is clear is that much more aid is needed.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 19 November 1984. The reporter is Tom MacSweeney.
