Pakistanis make do in refugee camps
More than 25,000 people have taken shelter from the fighting at the "Little Lahore" camp outside Swabi, near Swat. It is not clear when they can return to their homes, or when reconstruction of areas damaged in the military offensive will begin.
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Little Lahore refugee camp, Pakistan( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / June 5, 2009 )
Some of the 25,000 displaced villagers at the Little Lahore camp queue for food. In Upper Dir, a district north of Swabi and adjacent to Swat, a suicide bomber struck during Friday prayers, killing 38 worshipers, including 14 children.
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