Marshang camps’ conditions ‘deteriorating’

More than 46,000 displaced families in the area of Marshang, north of Nyala in South Darfur, are facing extremely harsh living conditions after aid organizations left the area in June 2011.Hussein Abu Sharati, spokesman for the displaced and refugees, told Radio Dabanga that more than 46,000 displaced families residing in camps in the northern part of the state are suffering from a severe scarcity of drinking water after the aid organizations were forced to leave on 9 June 2011.Abu Sharati explained that the displaced in these camps have provided their livelihood throughout this period by collecting firewood, which has become dangerous due to the deteriorating security situation in the state.The spokesman described the conditions in the camps as “worsening” as endemic diseases and malnutrition are spreading, especially among children and women. Abu Sharati called on humanitarian and charity organizations to provide aid to the displaced in Marshang camps as soon as possible.Related: Drinking water still scarce in Marshang camps, South Darfur (30 April 2013)File photo (women collecting firewood)