Retuers reports clashes between rebel forces and Zairean government troops on lake Tanganyika, with the apparent target of the rebels being Moliro, the southernmost town on Zaire's lakeshore. They found a total of about 1,700 Rwandan refugees in poor condition. The mission estimated that there are some 500 to 600 refugees in Tingi-Tingi. The refugees, most of whom show signs of serious malnutrition, claimed to have been surviving on roots and leaves collected in the dense rainforest. Many were too weak to walk over to the food distribution sites.
Water is collected from a nearby pond which is believed to be unsanitary.
Some refugees claim they wandered in circles in the forest before finding their way out and back to the camps. They say there are many more refugees in the forest. In Amisi, about 1,200 refugees have emerged out of the forest. Food aid is being transported by foot and by bicycle to the refugee site which is located some 7 km from Amisi town. The heads of state meeting in Nairobi next week will not be a full-blown summit, the Kenyan Foreign Minister Kalonzo Musyoka announced yesterday.