The United Nations says it’s growing increasingly concerned
over the plight of people fleeing the Iraq army’s fight to retake Mosul
from Islamic State militants.
The UN’s High Commission for Refugees is now concentrating
its efforts on constructing camps for those who’ll be displaced by the
renewed fighting.
“It is estimated that up to 250,000 people could be
displaced. Almost 217,000 have fled the hostilities since the start of
the offensive on October 17, and around a 160,000 of those are still
displaced,” explained Matthew Saltmarsh, UNHCR
spokesperson. “Others have returned to their homes, in newly retaken
areas. But the situation remains fluid and is of course terrifying for
those who are trapped or affected by the fighting.”
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Source: euronews.
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