{{A Rwandan based refugee camp at Nkamira in Rubavu district is reportedly stretched beyond capacity by a large influx of Congolese refugees fleeing fighting in the eastern DRCongo.}}<\/p>\n
There are about 9, 500 Congolese refugees from 8,700 registered last week. The influx of Congolese refugees has the rising day by day in Kanzenze sector.<\/p>\n
Nkamira transit camp was initially meant to accommodate 2, 000, now the number has hit 10, 000 refugees. <\/p>\n
Nkamira transit camp officials have expressed doubt over the capacity of the camp to accommodate all the refugees. <\/p>\n
Karigire Gonzage, the acting director of Nkamira temporary camp said, they receive at least 100 refugees daily.<\/p>\n
Some of the refugees giving account of the situation in their areas before fleeing, say they are tortured, raped, insulted and even killed.<\/p>\n
Refugees at Nkamira camp are given food to sustain them for a month. The children are immunized against different diseases including Measles and Polio.<\/p>\n
Karigire said if the numbers continue to rise; the camp would have no more space to accommodate them. He further said that the camp also houses Rwandan repatriates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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