Yemen - Population of biggest IDP camp doubles

The population of Yemen's main camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) has doubled over the past few weeks as fighting between Houthi-led rebels and government forces continues, according to officials. "We now have about 20,000 IDPs in al-Mazraq 1 camp [northern Yemen] and the camp is very overcrowded. We have about 1,000 families [about 7,000 individuals] in the reception area alone," Mai Barazi, a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) team leader in Harrad (about 20 minutes' drive from the camp) in Hajjah Governorate, told IRIN. "We've extended the camp for the third time; however, we won't be able to accommodate all the new arrivals and some of them will have to be moved to al-Mazraq 3 camp," Barazi said.