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In the past year, more than 571,000 Sudanese refugees have rushed to Chad on foot or by mule, adding to the more than 400,000 others who fled the previous war in Darfur in 2003.
More than 160,000 new refugees are crammed in a camp in the border town of Adre, the main entry point for those fleeing across the border.
