Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, says the UNHCR representative in Burundi, Brigitte Mukanga-Eno. Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have made big gains in the eastern DR Congo, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu and stoking fears of a regional conflagration.
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00:00Just for the first two weeks, we have received more than 36,000 in Rwombo, which is the border
00:29I mentioned, and 6,000 currently at the transit center close to Bujumbura, which makes it
00:36around 42,000 people already seeking asylum.
00:42Everyone is overwhelmed, the government, but also the humanitarian actors in the country.
00:47We are trying our best, but the people who are arriving are coming quite in very, very
00:52bad shape, particularly for those coming through the Musizi River.