Reference :
V-P-SD-E-00640
Date :
05/2006
Caption :
Gereida, internally displaced persons camp. Carcass of a donkey that died due to the lack of water.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Fearing futher attacks and threats, many people from surrounding villages have recently sought refuge in Gereida.
The camp hosts about 90'000 persons, some have been living there for two years.
The ICRC distributes food and water and runs a field clinic in this camp.
This day, exceptionnally, water is distributed to donkeys who died in masse in the past days due to the lack of water. It is usually not possible to sustain them with water trucking as on animal usually drink as much as 50 liters per day.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3504x2336
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
