Kosovo Humanitarian Situation Update. The following Fact Sheet was released April 9. Another 1,000 IDPs trekked over 13 hours along a mountain pass to Montenegro. Only small numbers were reported to have crossed into Albania.
Eyewitnesses report long lines of vehicles abandoned near the border areas.
There are unconfirmed reports that persons left behind the border are returning to their homes in Pristina. The effort started last week and has been delayed by bureaucratic roadblocks. Some NGOs have already brought supplies in through the airport at Dubrovnik. An assessment mission, however, may be accepted if conditions improve. One jet left New York's JFK Airport on Thursday afternoon, April 8, while a second 747 was due to depart around midnight.