Displaced peoples' statues getting worse as temperatures rise

SALWA ABDULRAHMAN / MANBIJ

In Manbij camp, east of the city in Rasem al-Akhdar village (10 km south of Manbij), 780 families, the number of population reached to 5,550, mostly from Maskana, al-Khafsa, and al-Mahdoum towns, and the villages of Deir Hefer of Mabajj of south side, they had escaped from Daesh and the clashes in their areas between the mercenaries and the regime.

As temperatures rise, displaced people lack many of the elements that are dampened the heat of summer on them, such as electricity and air conditioning, the camp's administration tries to provide them with basic needs and supplies within the limited possibilities available.

Khadija Zidan al-Tameh, a displaced woman with four children, has been displaced from the villages of Deir Hefer, a year and a half ago because of the fighting in their areas between the regime and Daesh.

"We are living in very bad conditions, children are more affected by the high temperature, the tent is not immune of summer heat, where we suffer here in this tent," Khadija said.

She said that there are several diseases in the camp, including leishmaniasis, measles and other diseases.

Khadija appealed to international organizations to help her and her children.

The displaced say humanitarian organizations do not help them, and point out that they can provide medicines and cooling to alleviate their suffering.

There is a shortage of water in the camp, we stand for hours around the water tank until we get the water, we need a lot of water to relieve ourselves a bit," said Zeinab al-Hasan said.

Zainab appealed to human rights and international organizations to help them "even if the aid was limited to cooling tools."

"My children have diarrhea, there are no doctors in the camp, and I can not go outside the camp for treatment because I can not walk on my feet," Faraj al-Khalaf said. "

He appealed to international organizations to help him and his children to treat them from diseases.

"We are helping the displaced by the limited means available," said the camp's administrator, Imam Mustafa. "We are now trying to secure water for the displaced because it is an important and necessary issue."

"The displaced people lack tents, their tents have been torn by strong winds, so we are trying to secure tents for them and cooling tools that work on solar energy to alleviate their suffering a bit."

However, the camp's management capabilities, supported by the civil democratic administration in Manbij, remain weak due to the difficult conditions in the area, while the organizations are failing to provide assistance to the displaced.

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