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22 May 1994

RPF seizes Kigali International Airport and Kanombe military camp, extending control over the north and east of the country and opening more evacuation routes for genocide survivors. Government forces continue to flee south ahead of the RPF advance. Refugees who had fled to Tanzania and Burundi in the wake of the massacres are continuing to return home. In Bugesera, more than 300 refugees cross from Burundi to Rukumberi Center and a number from Tanzania are received in Sake Commune of Kibungo Prefecture. Nyamata Hospital in Bugersera continues to receive wounded survivors of the massacres. About 200 are hospitalised and 300 outpatients report per day.

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