Hundreds continue to arrive in Kosovo from FYR of Macedonia: UNHCR

Hundreds of people are continuing to arrive in Kosovo from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as they flee fighting along the border areas, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

Millicent Mutuli, spokeswoman for the Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said that on Thursday alone some 1,400 refugees had entered Kosovo from Blace and the Jazince border crossing, following clashes at the village of Radusha.

More than 50,300 refugees had arrived in Kosovo and another 5,000 into southern Serbia since fighting intensified this year in the FYR of Macedonia, the spokeswoman said. The flow of refugees had slowed last week, but had picked up again this week amid fears of a ceasefire breakdown and reports of fighting near the capital, Skopje.