By Lauren Jenkins

Renk is just inside South Sudan. It’s the first town Southern Sudanese pass through upon returning to their homeland after years spent in the north. That’s what they thought they would do there, too, simply pass through. But the transit camp at Renk is now overwhelmed with thousands of people. A team from Refugees International visited Renk over the weekend, and reported that the situation is in in so much disarray, numbers are hard to come by. Food prices are up because of a blockade Sudan imposed that is putting the purchase of food out of reach for many. The relief agencies on the ground are doing what they can, but without the World Food Programme and other large agencies, people are going hungry. One returnee told the Refugees International team, “Our people are sick, but not from disease – from no food.”

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