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Thousands cross over into Chad

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    About 10,300 Sudanese refugees have crossed over into Adre, eastern Chad, in the past two weeks, UNHCR said. Half of them arrived in the last 24 hours, and people are still crossing the border, a UNHCR spokesman told IRIN today. According to UNHCR, there are up to 120,000 displaced people on the Sudanese side. “People arriving in Chad are both of Arab and Massalit origin,” said the spokesman. Two UNHCR staff are expected to travel to Adre. They arrive in Chad tomorrow (Saturday).

    Last May, some 8,500 Sudanese left the town of Al-Geneina under similar circumstances. UNHCR gave the group emergency aid, seeds and food to help them through the rainy season. Although some of the refugees returned home, the majority are still in Adre.

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