South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — Thousands of people fleeing the bitter conflict in the border areas of Sudan and South Sudan have found a temporary home in the Jamam refugee camp. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — New arrivals reach the camp every day, displaced from their homes in troublespots across the two countries. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — Hussein, who is disabled and unable to walk, travelled from the Blue Nile region of Sudan to Jamam on a donkey. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — But the huge numbers of people seeking refuge at the camp has placed huge pressure on resources, including water. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — Women and girls wait in the hot sun for up to four hours, twice a day, to collect their families' water rations. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — Camp residents are given just enough water to cook and wash with. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — One of the four boreholes at the camp collapsed last week -- aid workers are now desperately drilling to try and find new water sources. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — Refugees are left digging around the bottom of a dried-up cattle pond to try and supplement their meager water supplies. Skye Wheeler/Oxfam South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — But aid workers fear the shrinking natural resources available may throw those living in the camp into conflict with local residents. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — And the heavy rains, due to hit the region soon, are adding to their worries -- downpours can quickly destroy the refugees' flimsy shelters. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — Humanitarian agencies are examining the possibility of relocating large numbers of refugees to a new site, and building a water pipeline. South Sudan refugee camp faces crisis — But Pauline Ballaman, of Oxfam, says the only real solution will be for a peace deal to be signed, allowing the refugees to return to their homes. Prev Next
