FYR of Macedonia: hundreds continue to flee to Kosovo

Hundreds of people were continuing to arrive in Kosovo today from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, fleeing fighting along the border areas. On Thursday alone, some 1,400 refugees entered Kosovo from Blace and the Jazince border crossings following clashes at the Macedonian village of Radusha. More than 50,300 refugees have arrived in Kosovo and another 5,000 into southern Serbia since fighting intensified this year in Macedonia. The flow of refugees slowed last week, but picked up again this week amid fears of a cease-fire breakdown and reports of fighting near the Macedonian capital, Skopje.