The past 24 hours has seen the biggest displacement so far since the Mosul offensive began

“When we left Mosul and came here, it felt like passing from the darkness into the light.”

HASANSHAM, Iraq – UNHCR opened a new camp in Hasansham in northern Iraq on Friday to help accommodate the largest displacement of people from Mosul since the start of the offensive to retake Iraq’s second city began last month. Huge columns of cars, trucks and farm vehicles carrying men, women and children escaping the frontlines began arriving overnight and continued throughout the day.

Link to the article: http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2016/11/581cab064/unhcr-opens-new-camp-amid-spike-mosul-displacement.html