Libya's refugee crisis
Thousands of Bangladeshi evacuees carry their belongings as they walk away from the border area where they have been stranded for more than four days after crossing into Tunisia and fleeing the violence in Libya, at the border crossing of Ras Jdir,...more
Thousands of Bangladeshi evacuees carry their belongings as they walk away from the border area where they have been stranded for more than four days after crossing into Tunisia and fleeing the violence in Libya, at the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A refugee who fled the unrest in Libya shaves a friend's head at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A refugee who fled the unrest in Libya shaves a friend's head at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A Tunisian woman carries her belongings as she crosses into Tunisia at the Ras Jdir border crossing after fleeing unrest in Libya February 23, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Tunisian woman carries her belongings as she crosses into Tunisia at the Ras Jdir border crossing after fleeing unrest in Libya February 23, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Somalian refugee woman sits in a bus at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A Somalian refugee woman sits in a bus at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Foreign evacuees, who fled the unrest in Libya, play soccer at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Foreign evacuees, who fled the unrest in Libya, play soccer at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A Chadian refugee waits in line for food distribution at the Libya-Egypt border after fleeing fighting in eastern Libya, March 16, REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
A Chadian refugee waits in line for food distribution at the Libya-Egypt border after fleeing fighting in eastern Libya, March 16, REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
Blankets are seen strewn over the ground as foreign refugees who fled the unrest in Libya line up at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 25, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Blankets are seen strewn over the ground as foreign refugees who fled the unrest in Libya line up at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 25, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Bangladeshi evacuees line up for food at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Bangladeshi evacuees line up for food at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Bangladeshi evacuees bathe at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Bangladeshi evacuees bathe at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Bangladeshi migrant workers wait to receive their passports at a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 9, 2011. The workers will be evacuated by airlift at Djerba airport....more
Bangladeshi migrant workers wait to receive their passports at a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 9, 2011. The workers will be evacuated by airlift at Djerba airport. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Bangladeshi evacuees bathe at an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Bangladeshi evacuees bathe at an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Nigerian evacuee walks through a dust storm at a refugee camp made by UNHCR for civilians fleeing violence in Libya, near the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Nigerian evacuee walks through a dust storm at a refugee camp made by UNHCR for civilians fleeing violence in Libya, near the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Egyptian refugees throw a female relative into the air at a refugee camp, after crossing into Tunisia to flee the violence in Libya, near the border crossing of Ras Jdir February 26, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Egyptian refugees throw a female relative into the air at a refugee camp, after crossing into Tunisia to flee the violence in Libya, near the border crossing of Ras Jdir February 26, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Sudanese evacuee, originally from the Darfur region, breastfeed her baby after arriving to Malha from Libya, March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Albert Gonzalez Farran/UNAMID
A Sudanese evacuee, originally from the Darfur region, breastfeed her baby after arriving to Malha from Libya, March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Albert Gonzalez Farran/UNAMID
Bangladeshi evacuees hold a banner asking for help to return home, after crossing into Tunisia to flee violence in Libya at the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Bangladeshi evacuees hold a banner asking for help to return home, after crossing into Tunisia to flee violence in Libya at the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Foreign evacuees, who fled unrest in Libya, are seen at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Foreign evacuees, who fled unrest in Libya, are seen at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A Chadian refugee walks past suitcases belonging to the displaced at the Libya-Egypt border after fleeing fighting in eastern Libya, March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
A Chadian refugee walks past suitcases belonging to the displaced at the Libya-Egypt border after fleeing fighting in eastern Libya, March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
A Somalian refugee who fled the unrest in Libya holds a loaf of bread as he walks in a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A Somalian refugee who fled the unrest in Libya holds a loaf of bread as he walks in a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Egyptians sleep next to their belongings as they wait for transportation at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Egyptians sleep next to their belongings as they wait for transportation at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Foreign evacuees, who fled the unrest in Libya, walk at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Foreign evacuees, who fled the unrest in Libya, walk at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Somalian refugees chant slogans during a protest at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Somalian refugees chant slogans during a protest at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A Bangladeshi evacuee is wrapped in a blanket as he walks through an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya, March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Bangladeshi evacuee is wrapped in a blanket as he walks through an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya, March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Somali evacuee holds a mattress at a temporary shelter just across a border at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A Somali evacuee holds a mattress at a temporary shelter just across a border at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Refugees from sub-Saharan Africa who fled fighting in eastern Libya, receive food being handed out at the Libya-Egypt border March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
Refugees from sub-Saharan Africa who fled fighting in eastern Libya, receive food being handed out at the Libya-Egypt border March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
A Bangladeshi migrant worker shaves at a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya March 5, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A Bangladeshi migrant worker shaves at a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya March 5, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Foreign evacuees walk during a sandstorm at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Foreign evacuees walk during a sandstorm at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Bangladeshi evacuees line up for food distribution at an UNHCR refugee camp after fleeing violence in Libya near the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Bangladeshi evacuees line up for food distribution at an UNHCR refugee camp after fleeing violence in Libya near the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A Tunisian carrot seller waits for customers at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A Tunisian carrot seller waits for customers at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Thousands of Bangladeshi evacuees carry their belongings as they walk away from the border area where they have been stranded for more than 4 days after crossing into Tunisia fleeing violence in Libya at the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 4,...more
Thousands of Bangladeshi evacuees carry their belongings as they walk away from the border area where they have been stranded for more than 4 days after crossing into Tunisia fleeing violence in Libya at the border crossing of Ras Jdir, March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
A refugee who fled the unrest in Libya cook at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A refugee who fled the unrest in Libya cook at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Anis Mili
Somali evacuees walk by their tents at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Somali evacuees walk by their tents at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir, after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Evacuees walk on a road by an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Evacuees walk on a road by an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
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