Weary IDPs continue to stream into Bannu

Published June 21, 2014
Children arrive by truck with some belongings in the neighborhood of Bannu, after fleeing North Waziristan. -Photo by AFP
Children arrive by truck with some belongings in the neighborhood of Bannu, after fleeing North Waziristan. -Photo by AFP
An elderly man from North Waziristan is seen on top of a truck upon his arrival to Bannu. -Photo by AFP
An elderly man from North Waziristan is seen on top of a truck upon his arrival to Bannu. -Photo by AFP
Women from North Waziristan care for their children at the Women and Children Hospital in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
Women from North Waziristan care for their children at the Women and Children Hospital in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
Residents distribute food to civilians from North Waziristan upon their arrival in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
Residents distribute food to civilians from North Waziristan upon their arrival in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
An elderly woman from North Waziristan receives food from local residents on arrival in the nieghbouring Bannu district. -Photo by AFP
An elderly woman from North Waziristan receives food from local residents on arrival in the nieghbouring Bannu district. -Photo by AFP
Civilians, fleeing from the military operation in North Waziristan, cross a bridge on their arrival in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
Civilians, fleeing from the military operation in North Waziristan, cross a bridge on their arrival in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
Children stand in a partially destroyed building in the neighborhood of Bannu, after fleeing North Waziristan tribal region. -Photo by AFP
Children stand in a partially destroyed building in the neighborhood of Bannu, after fleeing North Waziristan tribal region. -Photo by AFP
A woman, fleeing from the military operation in North Waziristan, arrives with her donkey in Bannu district. -Photo by AFP
A woman, fleeing from the military operation in North Waziristan, arrives with her donkey in Bannu district. -Photo by AFP
A child from the North Waziristan treated by paramedics at the Women and Children Hospital in Bannu. -Photo by AFP
A child from the North Waziristan treated by paramedics at the Women and Children Hospital in Bannu. -Photo by AFP

Hundreds of people walked to Bannu. Some overloaded trucks. Registration points and camps have been set up to deal with the influx of people in Bannu, as the military operation in North Waziristan intensifies. The government-run children's hospital in the district is overcrowded with children suffering from diarrhoea. Due to lack of space at the hospital, four to five children were being accommodated in one bed. Around half a dozen children lying outside the hospital were being treated with the drip bags hanging from tree branches. -Photo by AFP

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