As the weather is improving, a small number of people have already started returning spontaneously. Male members of several families visit their places [former homes] during the day to rebuild their houses and return back [to the camps] in the evening. |
Generally, there hasn't been a mass movement of people down. But another reason why people are not coming is that roads could be blocked from mudslides. The bad weather just keeps coming back. |
Several others at the camp who regularly visit their villages say there is a need for more shelters, infrastructure and jobs in the valley [where their homes are]. |
The start of the repatriation season is slow, as some 15 Afghan families comprising about 75 individuals have left Pakistan over the last two days, including five families that returned on Wednesday. But this is quite usual. |