Relocations continue

UNHCR relocated on Monday about 1,020 refugees from Nyaedou, near Guinea's southwestern border, to a new camp in Kountaya, some 180 kms away. This brought to 9,300 the number of refugees relocated since 6 February from Nyaedou and Katkama, which are on the fringes of the area plagued by conflict between Guinean forces and dissidents. The convoys - about 20 trucks, two buses and an ambulance - can transport about 1,000 refugees daily, UNHCR said. It added that about 300 to 500 refugees were arriving daily in Nyaedou and Katkama from the Parrot's Beak. Dozens of arrivals from the same area have been reported further north in Massakoundou, which has about 30,000 refugees. After Monday's convoy, Nyaedou's population was estimated at a few hundred, but Katkama's was still about 10,000 to 12,000.