People Still Leaving Burundi, One Year On

Nearly 260,000 people have fled Burundi since unrest erupted a year ago, with the number expected to rise to 330,000 by the end of the year "unless a political solution is found and a descent into civil war averted", the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.

Many of those who have crossed to neighbouring states have complained of torture, sexual violence, arbitrary detention, intimidation, forced recruitment by militia, killings and extortion, it said in a statement.

Tanzania had the biggest influx of refugees - an average of 30 Burundians entered the country every day and the Nyarugusu camp was now one of the largest refugee camps in the world with 140,540 refugees, the UNHCR added.