Five fires in one month in crowded eastern Chad refugee camps
Date:
Mar 17, 2009
Five accidental fires have swept through parts of two camps for Sudanese refugees in remote eastern Chad in the past four weeks, destroying 291 houses and leaving some 1,455 people homeless. Four of the fires were reported in Djabal camp, near the town of Goz Beijda, and the other in Goz Amer camp, near Koukou. The last two incidents took place on Saturday (14 March) -- one in Djabal camp and the other in Goz Amer.
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