Nearly 2.4 million people have registered with provincial authorities after fleeing an anti-Taliban military offensive this month in northwest Pakistan as reported by the UN and government officials

Ariane Rummery, spokeswoman for the UNHCR, said they had been given the figure by the North West Frontier Province authorities and expected the number to fluctuate after cross checks are carried out in the coming days.

‘In the new influx, 2.38 million people have been registered,’ she said. ‘That’s the new influx registered from May two from Swat, Lower Dir and Buner.’

Most of the displaced are staying with friends and relatives, while others are crammed into government-run camps. Around 2.3 million people have been displaced but this number is not final as tier is still unending influx. It has been called the biggest human displacement since 1947 in Pakistan.