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UNHCR assists Angolan refugees

    JOHANNESBURG

    UNHCR has said it was starting to help Angolan refugees stranded in a border hamlet on the western banks of the Zambezi River move to a safer camp further inland.

    "A fleet of seven lorries and four tractors is currently working in extremely difficult conditions to take Angolan refugees from Sinjembela to a new camp site in Nangweshi," said UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond in a statement at the weekend. "So far 800 have been moved, but an estimated 10,000 still remain in Sinjembela."

    Sinjembela lies on the Angolan border in southwest Zambia. Redmond said 23,668 Angolans had fled to Zambia since October. He said another influx was expected further north because of continued fighting between Angolan government forces and UNITA rebels.

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