JALOZAI REFUGEE CAMP , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- It 's an exodus on an almost biblical scale . And it has produced a mosaic of plastic and canvas that is now home to more than 93,000 people -- with more arriving each day . These children are among the thousands of refugees this month at the Jalozai camp in western Pakistan . This is Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar , suddenly almost a city in its own right as thousands flee the violence raging between the Pakistani army and Taliban fighters . The United Nations estimates that it 's the biggest movement of people in Pakistan since the country was formed in 1947 . Officials say up to 1.8 million people have been forced from their homes . Food is available at this camp -- fruit traders work their way through the avenues of tents . But people here ca n't afford to buy much . They make bread with flour handed out by the United Nations , but they say it 's not enough . `` It 's very difficult , there 's lots of jostling , '' says Mehboob Shah , a man at the camp . When there is food , he says , `` it 's very poor quality -- even the cows wo n't eat it . '' Sar Bari Khan arrived 15 days ago with his wife and three children . He says his family walked almost 62 miles to escape the fighting . They had to leave his father behind . Watch a report on the plight of refugees » . There are eight field hospitals in this camp . On a recent morning , 380 new patients registered for treatment -- most of them women and children , suffering from diarrhea and heat stroke . Some have signs of mental trauma . `` They are complaining of fear , phobias , palpitations and all symptoms seem to have started since they arrive in this camp , '' said Abid Farooqi , with the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences . Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik underlined the seriousness of the situation . `` I feel that this is even worse than the earthquake in Kashmir , '' he said , referring to the 2005 disaster . He noted that most of the people are from an area with relatively cold weather , and are unprepared for the heat here . Officials , he said , `` are making all possible arrangements '' to help . Water tankers provide a lifeline in the stifling heat . And on the edge of the camp , workers are clearing the ground for more tents . There is no sign of this influx ending any time soon .
Thousands flee south to avoid fighting between military and Taliban . Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar suddenly almost a city in its own right . The government says it 's the biggest movement of refugees since Pakistan independence in 1947 . Food is ` ` very poor quality -- even the cows wo n't eat it , '' says man at camp .