Disease, thirst, shortages in Darfur camps
A severe shortage of shelter and matrasses has contributed to the spread of colds and coughs among the displaced El Salam camp in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. Sheikh Mahjoub Adam Tabaldiya reported to Radio Dabanga on Wednesday that coughs, colds, and severe nausea have spread, especially among the children and the elderly. He appealed to the health authorities, humanitarian organisations, and local authorities to provide treatment, blankets, mattresses, and plastic sheeting. West Darfur In West Darfur, the displaced persons of camp Manjura and six surrounding villages – a population of more than 16,500 – have been suffering from extreme thirst. The water pumps have not been working for a month, owing to technical failure. The spokesman for West Darfur’s Sirba camps reported to radio Dabanga that they have complained to the Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid of Sirba and Jebel Moon localities but these have not found any solution thus far. This had been in spite of pledges to send technicians to solve the problem and drill additional wells. The spokesman said that displaced people from the camp and residents of the villages must fetch water from wells in Wadi Lemoun, 10km north-west of the camp and Tambastad, 20km to the west. He demanded the Humanitarian Aid Commission and all those working in the field of water move to find solutions to this problem before it causes a major humanitarian disaster. ‘Returnees’ The Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid of Sirba locality and a member of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) Committee Adam Abdelnabi told Radio Dabanga that there is a water problem in the Jebel Moon area, however he denied the existence of any water pumps in the. He also denied the existence of any displaced persons in the area, insisting that they are “returnees from Chad and from the area of Seleia”. Nabi explained that a government organisation in partnership with UNICEF have projects to drill water pumps the beginning of 2014 , and that the DRA will implement four projects in the spheres of health, education, water, and security in the areas of Manjura, Seleia, Joua, Ghibeish and Karmala.File photo: Albert González Farran/Unamid
A severe shortage of shelter and matrasses has contributed to the spread of colds and coughs among the displaced El Salam camp in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur.
Sheikh Mahjoub Adam Tabaldiya reported to Radio Dabanga on Wednesday that coughs, colds, and severe nausea have spread, especially among the children and the elderly. He appealed to the health authorities, humanitarian organisations, and local authorities to provide treatment, blankets, mattresses, and plastic sheeting.
West Darfur
In West Darfur, the displaced persons of camp Manjura and six surrounding villages – a population of more than 16,500 – have been suffering from extreme thirst. The water pumps have not been working for a month, owing to technical failure.
The spokesman for West Darfur’s Sirba camps reported to radio Dabanga that they have complained to the Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid of Sirba and Jebel Moon localities but these have not found any solution thus far.
This had been in spite of pledges to send technicians to solve the problem and drill additional wells. The spokesman said that displaced people from the camp and residents of the villages must fetch water from wells in Wadi Lemoun, 10km north-west of the camp and Tambastad, 20km to the west.
He demanded the Humanitarian Aid Commission and all those working in the field of water move to find solutions to this problem before it causes a major humanitarian disaster.
‘Returnees’
The Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid of Sirba locality and a member of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) Committee Adam Abdelnabi told Radio Dabanga that there is a water problem in the Jebel Moon area, however he denied the existence of any water pumps in the. He also denied the existence of any displaced persons in the area, insisting that they are “returnees from Chad and from the area of Seleia”.
Nabi explained that a government organisation in partnership with UNICEF have projects to drill water pumps the beginning of 2014 , and that the DRA will implement four projects in the spheres of health, education, water, and security in the areas of Manjura, Seleia, Joua, Ghibeish and Karmala.
File photo: Albert González Farran/Unamid
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