Women at the Sheik Yaseen displacement camp in Mardan, Pakistan, grieve for their relative who died of an illness exacerbated by the harsh living conditions in the camp. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Thousands of displaced residents in Pakistan are waiting for the day when they can return to their homes in Swat and Buner. A family at the Sheik Yaseen displacement camp in Mardan grieves for their relative who died of an illness exaccerbated by the harsh living conditions in the camp. The deceased had been taken to the hospital with a high fever. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
At the Sheik Yaseen displacement camp in Mardan, Pakistan, cooking for the masses is a full-time job. Rice is cooked over fires at the outdoor kitchen. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A young boy fills his bowl with lentils at the Sheik Yaseen displacement camp kitchen in Mardan, Pakistan. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Dirt blows through the Sheik Yaseen displacement camp in Mardan, Pakistan. Some of the refugees have made living quarters in the vacant market shops. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
