The number of internally displaced persons as a result of the crisis in the North West and South West regions regions of Cameroon has increased according to the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, CHRDA.

In a detailed reports released on Thursday December 20, the CHRDA said there was an upsurge of internally displaced persons as well as bunrt down settlements as a result of the persisting crisis.

About 274,908 are internally displaced in the North West region while 278,867 are displaced in the South West making it a 74% increase from the last census, the CHRDA.

The Centre also added that 113 out of the 170 settlements have beeen severely affected and called on the government to accelerate its humanitarian asssistance prrogramme to the Internally displaced persons while seeking for urgent solutions to end the crisis.

This report addds to that of the Norwegian Refugee Council which raised similar alarm at the start of the week and called for urgent and effective humanitarian assistance.