shelter

The systems of traditional values which had sheltered them from danger were no longer upheld.
Les systèmes de valeur traditionnels qui les mettaient auparavant à l'abri du danger ne sont plus respectés.
They had been living there without humanitarian assistance and had mainly survived by scavenging and whatever little support the host community offered them. They had sheltered in two unroofed disused school buildings.
En l'absence de tout secours humanitaire, elles ont survécu principalement en fouillant les détritus et grâce au peu d'aide qu'elles recevaient des communautés locales. Deux bâtiments scolaires désaffectés et privés de toiture leur servaient d'abri.
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