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.
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.
Nkamira transit camp was initially meant to accommodate 2, 000, now the number has hit 10, 000 refugees.
Nkamira transit camp officials have expressed doubt over the capacity of the camp to accommodate all the refugees.
Karigire Gonzage, the acting director of Nkamira temporary camp said, they receive at least 100 refugees daily.
Some of the refugees giving account of the situation in their areas before fleeing, say they are tortured, raped, insulted and even killed.
Refugees at Nkamira camp are given food to sustain them for a month. The children are immunized against different diseases including Measles and Polio.
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.
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