1.   The refugees arrived in vast numbers from villages all along the border.

2.   Only seven Vietnamese refugees arrived in Hong Kong in November, the lowest monthly level in six years.

3.   Although the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains closed, refugees are arriving daily.

4.   Because they travel so far to reach the camps, northern Pashtun refugees often arrive sicker than previous groups.

5.   But the number of needy is unmanageable, aid workers say, and the fact that the Pristina refugees arrived mainly on foot makes the task even more difficult.

6.   Completely without assistance, sanitation, water or adequate shelter, the refugees arrived earlier this year, pushed north by fighting and the lack of food and work.

7.   Eight thousand refugees arrived each on Saturday and Sunday, overflowing transit tents and forcing families with small children to sleep in the open.

8.   Expelled at gunpoint and herded into train wagons, the refugees have arrived often with only the clothes on their backs.

9.   In Miami, where Spanish-speaking refugees arrive daily, children are thrust into the public schools knowing only their native tongue.

10.   In recent years, more refugees have arrived in the United States to escape the Taliban.