With 1.9 million refugees, this means that up to one million people perished in the genocide. Increasing numbers of people are asking to be brought home. However, there are reports of intimidation of crowds of relief workers by FAR elements. Violence is increasing in the camps and NGOs are concerned about deterioration in security, especially in the Goma region.
Tensions remain high in Burundi.
The most affected areas are Byumba, Gikongoro, Ruhengeri and Kigali. The mission reported that only five million people are still in Rwanda out of an estimated pre-war population of 7.9 million. Other estimates of population movements would concur with this assessment. It is estimated that there are perhaps some 1.9 million refugees with up to 1 million killed during the war. Of the five million still living in the country, some 800,000 are classified as Displaced Persons.