75,000 arriving in Darfur camp suffer ‘inhuman conditions’

Fleeing clashes between rebel and government forces south of Nyala 75,000 people have arrived at El Salam camp near South Darfur’s capital. Sources report they are living in “inhuman conditions” without water, food or shelter.Sheikh Tabaldiya of El Salam told Radio Dabanga on Friday that the number of displaced persons who have arrived at the camp since 22 April has reached 75,000.  “These people are not receiving any aid, also not from the state,” he said.The sheikh appealed to humanitarian organizations and the Humanitarian Aid Commission for “urgent action to provide a helping hand” pointing to a decline in health conditions in the camp, as well as high fatality rates among children.The plight of many of the displaced was worsened as they were harassed and robbed en route to the camp on Thursday. In Buja, between Kuuka and Abdgaradil, some were stopped by government forces, who withdrew when armed pro-government militia elements arrived. Militiamen looted more than 700 head of cattle and 1,500 sheep, after assaulting, beating and robbing the displaced. Similar abuses occurred on Friday, when pro-government looted the horse of one displaced man. He was injured in the incident and had to be evacuated to Nyala hospital.File photoRelated: 7,111 families reach Darfur camps receiving ‘daily flows’ of displaced (1 May 2013)