So far, about 600,000 people have been forced out. Two of three have fled to neighboring Albania. Life in the camps is simply a matter of survival. Morning is usually easiest because it is most often the busiest time of day, with a series of mundane household and personal chores. After lunch, the main meal in the camp, the day seems to drag endlessly toward dusk, when families gather and talk around flickering candles or oil lanterns.
Night is eight black hours of crying babies, hacking coughs and fitful, nightmare sleep.
Awake and busy The first order of business here, just as it is everywhere, is a trip to the bathroom. Water from spigots is rarely warm. But a cold sponge bath is better than nothing. All attention turns to breakfast. Maybe some jam.