The United Nations refugee agency said on May 25 it is expanding relief operations for refugees in the Yida camp in South Sudan, where the number of people fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan has risen to more than 35,000, UN News Center reported.

Refugees arriving at Yida have reported worsening security and humanitarian conditions in the Nuba Mountains area of South Kordofan state in Sudan, according to the spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR), Melissa Fleming.

Some 430 refugees, on average, have been arriving daily this month, an increase of nearly 50 per cent compared to April.

“At this rate, the camp population will exceed 40,000 by the end of the month,” Ms. Fleming told reporters in Geneva.