They reported that they had been rounded up earlier in the day and told to get on a bus to Albania. They said that the entire area of Obilic was now deserted of people. Almost 5,000 refugees left Kukes for the south on Thursday. Still, more than 100,000 refugees remain in the northern districts of Kukes and Has. There are reports of a deteriorating security situation in the Bajram Curri area, with little or no effective police presence in the northern town.
Food left by relief helicopters on the main football field is said to have been looted.
The OSCE has initiated discussions with the Government of Albania on what can be done to improve the situation. The majority have found shelter in the Shkodra prefecture. Around 3,300 remain in a tobacco factory, where conditions are said to be poor. MSF and the Spanish NGO MPDL are cooperating to rehabilitate the building and improve the distribution of food and relief items. MSF installed hot and cold showers and trench toilets.