The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said 85,000 refugees had no proper food supplies and were increasingly prone to disease. Then the smell hits you. As you walk down the mountain road you begin to smell feces. And you begin to hear the cries of babies, hungry children and anguished men and women. As vehicles drive by, people plead for bread and water.
Health workers tell stories of malnutrition and dehydration.
Refugee faces tell of frustration and exhaustion. This is so horrible. This is a concentration camp. About 30-40 refugees have died in the camp set up here in the last few days, most of them elderly. Everyone says the refugee problem will get worse.