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“Dramatic” increase in DRC refugees

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    The reported surge in fighting between Mayi-Mayi warriors and the RCD in eastern DRC has caused a dramatic increase in the number of Congolese fleeing across Lake Tanganyika to Tanzania, UNHCR says. Over 4,800 new arrivals have been registered in Kigoma since 25 May. Refugees told UNHCR officials the Mayi-Mayi had stepped up attacks on villages in South Kivu and were warning residents to leave the area. Battles for the town of Baraka in particular were “ruthless and destructive”, the refugees added.

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