Fire destroys 354 homes in Labado camp, East Darfur
A massive fire that broke out in Labado camp for the displaced in East Darfur on Friday afternoon, has led to the death of a woman, and the injury of four others. Hundreds of homes burned to the ground. “The fire was sparked by children who tried to cook some food,” camp sheikh Ibrahim Adam Baraka explained to Radio Dabanga. “The fire spread extremely fast over the camp. Salwa Adam El Nur (20) burned to death, and four others sustained serious burns. The camp hospital, a mosque, and 354 houses, were destroyed.” The camp elder urged the authorities and aid organisations to quickly provide assistance to the affected families, “who are now living in the open with no cover, food, and medicines”. File photo: A fire in village Kuma Garadayat, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)
A massive fire that broke out in Labado camp for the displaced in East Darfur on Friday afternoon, has led to the death of a woman, and the injury of four others. Hundreds of homes burned to the ground.
“The fire was sparked by children who tried to cook some food,” camp sheikh Ibrahim Adam Baraka explained to Radio Dabanga.
“The fire spread extremely fast over the camp. Salwa Adam El Nur (20) burned to death, and four others sustained serious burns. The camp hospital, a mosque, and 354 houses, were destroyed.”
The camp elder urged the authorities and aid organisations to quickly provide assistance to the affected families, “who are now living in the open with no cover, food, and medicines”.
File photo: A fire in village Kuma Garadayat, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)
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