Burundi Refugees Exceed 105,000 – Over 70,000 in Tanzania Alone

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2015. The number of refugees arriving in Tanzania has risen exponentially over the past week as people pour over Burundi’s borders, with new arrivals citing fear of violence and intimidation as primary reasons for leaving. Tens of thousands are in urgent need of clean water, health care, food and shelter. Without these basic needs being met, the risk of disease spreading among new arrivals is dangerously high.