N-0 block of the Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab, northern Kenya. Andreas Lascaris, stills taken from forthcoming documentary 'Stolen Seas: The untold story of Somali pirates'. More info at www.thymayapayne.comFrom The Independent:
As the world follows the escapades of the country's pirates, civilians are fleeing the anarchy on land, creating the world's biggest refugee camp.
The lucky ones come with their families, others appear out of the thorn bushes, walking alone. Five hundred Somalis are now arriving at this bleak Kenyan outpost every day. They join a population of 267,000 and counting, in a facility built to shelter just 45,000. While the world has been captivated by the high seas drama of Somalia's pirates, this human tide has swollen the ranks of Dadaab, turning it into the world's largest refugee camp.
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My Comment: In the whole scheme of things, the Somali Piracy problem will be just be a footnote to the disaster that is occuring on the ground in Somalia today.
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