▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁up ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁month ly ▁death ▁to ll ▁in ▁the ▁K orem ▁camp ▁stayed ▁under ▁ 1 0 0 ; ▁then ▁it ▁shot ▁up ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁daily ▁death ▁to ll ▁to pped ▁ 1 0 0 ▁a ▁day . ▁What ▁food ▁aid ▁there ▁was ▁in ▁K orem ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Commission . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁camp ▁at ▁A ts bi , ▁conditions ▁in ▁K orem ▁were ▁shown ▁on ▁BBC ▁television ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁October . ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁Pérez ▁de ▁Cu é ll ar ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁visited ▁the ▁relief ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁Although ▁international ▁assistance ▁greatly ▁improved ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁camp , ▁they ▁remained ▁gr im ▁for ▁the ▁in m ates , ▁who ▁were ▁treated ▁as ▁prisoners . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁population ▁had ▁fled ▁into ▁the ▁surrounding ▁hills ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁being ▁registered ▁for ▁invol unt ary ▁res ett lement . ▁ ▁E PR DF ▁forces ▁captured ▁May ch ew ▁and ▁K orem ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁afterwards ▁continu ing ▁their ▁advance ▁south ▁along ▁the ▁main ▁highway . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁national ▁census ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Statist ical ▁Agency ▁of ▁Eth