Terror-stricken Burundi refugees see no hope of return

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The European Commission is releasing €4.5 million in humanitarian assistance to help the increasing number of refugees from Burundi that have fled to neighbouring countries. More than 175 000 people, the majority of them women and children, are estimated to have already left the country.
"We cannot overlook the deteriorating humanitarian situation affecting Burundi. Refugee numbers are up in the last three monthswhich is a serious cause of concern in an already fragile region.
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More than 3,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania have contracted cholera, the UN says, with hundreds of new cases a day.

Dar Readies to Absorb All Refugees From Burundi
AllAfrica.com
TANZANIA is determined to host the swelling number of refugees from Burundi who have been fleeing the political unrest in their country, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Pereira Ame Silima said. Likewise, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), ...

Independent Online
Burundi refugees pack Tanzania camps
Independent Online
Nairobi - Heavy rains, flooding and a spike in new arrivals could threaten the lives of over 110 000 Burundian refugees in overcrowded camps in Tanzania, six aid agencies said on Monday, amid warnings of rising political tension in Burundi. Life ...
Overstretched and underfunded refugee camps put over 110000 Burundians in ...Oxfam America (press release) (blog)

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Red Cross Blogs
More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
UNHCR (press release)
NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 29, (UNHCR) – More than 6,000 refugees fleeing Burundi have crossed over into Tanzania in the last three days, taking to over 66,000 the total number of refugees who have arrived from its central African ...
What hope in the refugee camp the size of Cambridge?Red Cross Blogs (blog)

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