The drinking water for our emergency aid operations around the city of Qamishli is delivered by tanker lorries from water stations or deep wells. ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil arche nova has set up water tanks at several locations where displaced people are seeking refuge. ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil In addition to community centres and mosques, the makeshift shelters mainly consist of schools. ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil Families fleeing the conflict are making a temporary home for themselves in classrooms. ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil The water distributed is needed every day: ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil for washing clothes, ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil for personal hygiene, ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil as a direct source of drinking water ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil and for cooking. ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil Our emergency aid in north-eastern Syria reaches people who no longer have a home or who cannot return due to the ongoing precarious security situation. ©arche nova/Suleiman Delil