Since Fallujah was all but liberated last Friday, people have escaped to four camps outside the city that were already brimming with thousands of families who fled when the fighting began in May. These makeshift camps face a humanitarian crisis. 80,000+ are without shelter and sufficient water, in temperatures of 46 C and sandstorms. There’s sporadic electricity and a shortage of latrines. At one camp they treat 1,200 people a day suffering from malnutrition and other ailments. Conditions are miserable. New arrivals put a strain on Iraq’s cash-strapped government and aid organisations trying to meet the demand for basic needs of food, drinking water, and health care. Thousands are barred from seeking refuge with relatives in Baghdad because of suspected sympathies with IS. Allowing these families to proceed would significantly ease the burden on the camps. Pray that women, children, the sick and vulnerable may leave camps and settle with relatives in safety.