A significant number are still living in the open in the vehicles in which they arrived.
Sanitation is a major problem.
Main health problems are diarrhoea, dehydration in children under, and chest infections attributable to lack of water and sanitation, overcrowding and exposure to cold weather. The first consignment of water equipment is in the process of being set up in Kukes, with a second arriving today. Water is being supplied from a lake to plastic onion tanks for treatment, and from there trucked to five storage sites around the town for distribution. This will supplement the town water supply which is only available for limited periods during the day, and which is considerably overstretched by the increased numbers. Special Oxfam hygiene kits are being distributed to refugees in the area.