A Boko Haram attack on villages around Makary and Medouga in Cameroon's Far North Region (a remote area bordering Nigeria and Chad, long plagued by jihadist violence) has left at least 15 people dead and forced thousands to flee their homes. Displaced residents have streamed into the town of Waza by truck, motorcycle, and on foot from more than ten villages, with additional arrivals reported in Maroua, while survivors describe receiving little food, water, or shelter since the violence erupted on 17 September. Emergency meetings have begun at the office of the regional governor as authorities scramble to mount a humanitarian response to what aid workers fear could become a deepening crisis.