21.   The situation stabilized on Friday, although in some areas, water level was expected to rise until next Monday, according to the Far East Civil Defense headquarters.

22.   The situation has now stabilized in the Nardaran area, the Interior Ministry said Friday, and checkpoints have been set up at the entrance to the village.

23.   They will be returned to their native countries if the political situation stabilizes and any refugee who goes home on holiday will have his or her case re-evaluated.

24.   They were to be returned to Gaza when the security situation stabilized.

25.   A humanitarian airlift into the airport was suspended until the situation stabilizes, the UN High Commission for Refugees said.

26.   A ministry official said South Koreans had also been warned against travelling to Zaire until the situation stabilizes.

27.   But he said the measure would remain in place until the situation stabilizes.

28.   Refugees would be given humanitarian assistance and would be sent back once the situation stabilized.

29.   Thailand has already repatriated some of the latest arrivals under a policy of returning refugees once the situation stabilizes in the area they fled.