had been sheltering
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofshelter.There are other translations for this conjugation.

shelter

On 1 September, an estimated 1,500 persons took shelter in the UNAMET compound after being forced to flee from an adjacent school where they had been sheltering.
El 1º de septiembre aproximadamente 1.500 personas se refugiaron en las instalaciones de la UNAMET después de haberse visto obligadas a huir de una escuela aledaña donde se habían instalado.
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