Suffering of the displaced people IDPs has worsened in the camps of Gereida city 86 kilometers south of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, after more than a week has passed since the disaster of the fire that devoured 2,248 houses and resulted in the killing of people.
The situation of those affected by the fire was exacerbated by the fact that society stood by and watched in their ordeal, whether it was a government, organizations or civil society, and no aid had been received to reduce the extent of the damage inflicted on the displaced.
Maryam Abdullah is a displaced woman and mother of five, told Darfur 24 that the fire destroyed her house completely, and she and her children were able to escape without being able to take anything from her possessions at home, and they are now without shelter, food, or clothing.
Ahmed Mohamad Makki, the sheikh of the displaced people of Dar Al-Salam camp, which was completely destroyed by the fire, says that all IDPs in the camps that were devoured by the fire now lack shelter, food, clothing and drinking water.
Ahmed appealed to the government to urgently intervene for their relief, and also urged the Sovereignty Council and the Ministers to visit them to find out the extent of the damage, especially in the absence of the role of the state and local government and organizations to help the affected people.
Local authorities have acknowledged their failure and negligence towards the people affected by fire in Gerieda , while Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid in Gereida locality, Mohamad Abdel Nour Dalil, said that the government at the state and local levels and organizations did not provide any humanitarian aid to those affected by the fire.
Meanwhile, the Governor of South Darfur, Musa Mahdi who is currently in Khartoum said that he had brought the Gereida fire case to the attention of the central government, so that the disaster could take national nature. For his part ,acting king of Gereida, omer Ibrahim, says fires in the city of Gereida occurs every year, indicating that fires destroy 500 houses every year.