Burundi/Rwanda: UNHCR concerned as Rwandans converge on Burundi transit centre

Thousands of Rwandans are converging on an ill-equipped transit centre in northern Burundi after the authorities dismantled several border sites and ordered the closure of another transit centre. Songore transit centre has a capacity for 800 refugees and was already overcrowded with 1,000 residents before the transfers started. An additional 1,500 asylum seekers have already arrived at the site since Saturday, and many more are coming.