Over the last several months, Jamam Camp in South Sudan's Upper Nile State has dealt with heavy rains deteriorating camp conditions. Excessive flooding and low lying land have created a situation in which water-related illnesses and severe malnutrition is plaguing the camp population. Due to flooding, the small amount of crops that have been grown by the refugees are now destroyed, further worsening an already low amount of available food sources.
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Paula Bronstein, Getty Images
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July 17, 2012
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The horrible living conditions of the people of Jamam camp, who have mostly fled from conflict and hunger in the Blue Nile State of Sudan, has prompted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to relocate over 20,000 refugees to nearby camps Yusuf Batil, Doro, and new camp, Gendrassa.
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