U.N. says 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as fighting intensifies

A tank of Iraqi army is seen during a fight with Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

ERBIL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday up to 200,000 more people might flee Mosul as Iraqi forces push into the last districts held by Islamic State militants.

Iraqi authorities and aid agencies are already struggling to cope with a surge in displacement since security forces opened a new front against the militants in Mosul earlier this month.