Fire devours homes in Riyadh Camp in W. Darfur

15/10/2010 14:30

A huge fire broke out at Riyadh Camp, sector (b) in El Geneina, destroying 32 houses on Tuesday. The fire also destroyed all property and crops earned during the autumn season by owners of the burnt homes, as well as rations given to them as relief aid. Local sources noted that this fire is the third of its kind to break out in the camp. They did not specify the reasons. Displaced people appealed to humanitarian organizations to help handle the situation.

A huge fire broke out at Riyadh Camp, sector (b) in El Geneina, destroying 32 houses on Tuesday. The fire also destroyed all property and crops earned during the autumn season by owners of the burnt homes, as well as rations given to them as relief aid. Local sources noted that this fire is the third of its kind to break out in the camp. They did not specify the reasons. Displaced people appealed to humanitarian organizations to help handle the situation.