GENEVA (Reuters) - Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with ...

Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday. Rwandan-backed M23 ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi from around Bukavu in recent days, straining resources and leading to overcrowding, Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesperson for the U.N. refugee ...

“People risk their lives trying to cross the river, sometimes with small kids. It is heartbreaking to see,” said Niragira ...

Nearly 63,000 people have arrived in less than a month, with over 1,100 crossing on 5 March. Despite a slight decline in arrivals this past week, hundreds of refugees continue to arrive in Burundi ...

"Just in the first two weeks, we have received 42,000 people already seeking asylum," said Brigitte Mukanya-Eno, a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burundi.

However logistical challenges mean it takes six to eight hours to move large numbers of people to the Musenyi refugee site in southern Burundi. That site, which can host 10,000 people, is now 60 ...