Serekaniye Camp receives first batch of displaced families
The first batch of Serekaniye families who were displaced and reside in the shelters in the city of Heseke entered Serekaniye Camp, located in the east of the city.
After the Autonomous Administration finished construction of the Serekaniye Camp on the 15th of August, the administration of the Serekaniye Camp, in coordination with Heseke Canton Council, announced its official opening on the 16th of the same month.
According to ANHA, the transfer of the displaced people living in the shelters was scheduled to take place on August 20 but it was delayed due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and the announcement of lockdown.
In implementation of the decision, the first batch of displaced families was transferred to the new camp today and their number reached 70 families. The goal is to empty the shelters.
In the camp, all families' data were recorded, and each family was assigned a tent and prefabricated rooms including a kitchen, bathroom and toilet.
The area of the camp is 600 dunums, and 2,660 tents have been erected in it, including 1620 individual tents and 1040 collective tents, equipped with all services of water, electricity and concrete floors. The tents will be given according to the number of family members.
Abdullah Ahmed, one of the IDPs who moved his home to the new camp, spoke to ANHA and said, "The camp is better than shelters in terms of services and independence, so we came."
Ahmed added, "The accommodation centers were overcrowded with the displaced, so they were transferred to the camp, in order not to affect the education process in the city of Heseke."
Abdullah Ahmed thanked the Autonomous Administration for building this camp and sent a message to the IDPs living in the shelters, saying, "Everyone should move to Serekaniye camp because all services are provided there."
The co-chair of the camp administration, Saleh Al-Hamidi, told ANHA that the process of transferring the families from the shelters to Serekaniye camp took place in accordance with international health standards and the standards of social distancing.
Al-Hamidi added, "The Autonomous Administration has secured all amenities for the displaced, including water, electricity, and independent public facilities for every family inside the camp."
