Sudan: Fire in South Darfur's Kalma Camp Destroys 44 Shelters

Kalma Camp — Tens of families in the Kalma camp for the displaced in South Darfur have been living in the open since Friday when a fire destroyed 44 shelters.

"The fire that broke out last Friday in Block 1 resulted in the destruction of 44 shelters, 33 of them entirely, and of seven horse carts" Dr Saleh Eisa Mohamed, the Secretary-General of Kalma camp told Radio Dabanga. "Three horses, five donkeys, 27 sheep, and a considerable number of chickens died.

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