The estimated population being served at this site is 16,000 - 17,000, with IDPs residing in nearby valleys and mountain passes, only coming in to collect supplies. Shelter IDPs' shelter was not in town, but in the surrounding valleys, but reports are that shelter is nonexistent. Figures were unavailable on percent of population residing with host community, but the number seemed to be small compared to those residing outside the town. Water and Sanitation Water is available within the town of Hagaz and seemed adequate for the population on a temporary basis only. Continued use by host community and increasing IDP community will very soon put unsustainable pressure on the source.
Water is supplied by water points supplied by various boreholes and storage containers.
Those areas must be located and assessed as quickly as possible as the condition of Hagaz is not so important as that of the actual settlement areas. Conditions were very basic. IDPs were sleeping rough, under trees with an unspecified number, if any, residing with the very small local population. Quality of water was judged to be adequate. Shelter Branches and scarves had been woven together to form crude forms of shelter to protect the IDPs somewhat from the sun.