Libya's border with Tunisia is being overrun with migrants, many of them from Egypt, fleeing turmoil in Libya, aid workers say.
A UN refugee official told the BBC that 20,000 Egyptians were stranded and needed food and shelter. Many are sleeping in the open despite the cold. Some Egyptian refugees staged protests shouting: "We want to go home."
About 100,000 people have fled anti-government unrest in Libya over the past week, the UN estimates.
"BBC News - Libya Unrest Sparks Refugee Crisis at Tunisia Border." BBC - Homepage. Web. 27 Feb. 2011.
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