Photo Essay:
Delivering aid to families in Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Topics: Emergencies, Displacement
John Stephens/Mercy Corps
Distribution in Mardan, May 12
Mercy Corps' response team visited six schools sheltering families displaced by violence to deliver 808 emergency supply kits. Some 85 percent of people forced from their homes are residing in makeshift settlements and other villages rather than established tent camps.
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