People of Mingora and Buner queue for food in a camp set up for people who fled from fighting between Taliban and security forces in Mardan
The Jalala relief camp in Mardan district set up for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Buner, Dir and Swat districts has been overcrowded as long queues of migrants seeking accommodation and assistance are seen outside the camp.
Around 79,000 displaced families arrived from Buner, Swat and Dir districts and the arrival of displaced people is gaining momentum with each passing day.
The official said that around 60,000 displaced families were living outside relief camps while 9,000 to 12,000 were living in the camps.
Two additional camps in Sheikh Shehzad and Jalala areas in Mardan and one in Yar Hussain area of Swabi district had been made operational to accommodate displaced persons. Likewise, Shahmansoor Township and Hund in Swabi were identified for relief camps due to the ideal locations of those areas. Cooked and dry food, biscuits and dry milks were being provided to the displaced people inside the camps by different government and non-government agencies.
Around 79,000 displaced families arrived from Buner, Swat and Dir districts and the arrival of displaced people is gaining momentum with each passing day.
The official said that around 60,000 displaced families were living outside relief camps while 9,000 to 12,000 were living in the camps.
Two additional camps in Sheikh Shehzad and Jalala areas in Mardan and one in Yar Hussain area of Swabi district had been made operational to accommodate displaced persons. Likewise, Shahmansoor Township and Hund in Swabi were identified for relief camps due to the ideal locations of those areas. Cooked and dry food, biscuits and dry milks were being provided to the displaced people inside the camps by different government and non-government agencies.
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