Nine-day fire destroys 199 homes in Central Darfur camp
199 shelters burned to ashes in the Bindisi camp for the displaced in Central Darfur by a fire that lasted for nine consecutive days.
“The fire broke out on 20 February,
199 shelters have been burned to ashes in Bindisi camp for the displaced in Central Darfur by a fire that lasted for nine consecutive days.
“The fire broke out on 20 February, and lasted until last Sunday, when we finally managed to extinguish it. The cause is unknown so far,” a Bindisi camp elder reported to Dabanga.
“We also lost 117 (100kg) sacks of sorghum, and SDG20,000 ($3,315) in cash. The people living in adjacent shelters broke down the fences and walls, to prevent the spread of the fire.”
He appealed through Dabanga to UN agencies and other aid organisations to “urgently intervene, and provide assistance to the victims.
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