11.   The U.N. deputy spokesman noted that Undersecretary-General Kenzo Oshima just returned from the region where he was trying to get new corridors opened to deliver humanitarian relief quickly.

12.   Zaire demands that aid groups deliver relief only in neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, an apparent effort to drive starving refugees from those countries back home.

13.   He told reporters on Tuesday the Tubmanburg clashes had prevented the UNHCR from delivering relief to the refugees.

14.   He told reporters that the Tubmanburg clashes had prevented the UNHCR from delivering relief to the refugees.

15.   The torrent also destroyed five bridges in the two provinces, slowing progress by rescue teams delivering emergency relief to the area.