Fire Outbreak Leaves Hundreds of Gulu IDPs Homeless
Gladys N Oroma, Uganda-CAN news correspondent in northern Uganda, reports that a fresh fire outbreak has destroyed up to 300 huts in Anaka internally-displaced persons camp in Gulu district. According to eyewitnesses, the fire lasted for two days, leaving 1500 people homeless. Fire outbreaks are quite common in these displacement camps, where huts are packed so closely together. The camp residents are calling on the government to respond to this disaster and provide them with basic items for their survival.






