evidence: His knees crippled by arthritis, Chipile hobbled out of town, stopping frequently to rest his painful joints. He had no family to support him – the man had lost three of his children and his wife seven years ago. All he could do was pray as he slowly walked to Chiengi, a district on the border with Zambia, where over 3,360 Congolese like him have sought refuge since 30 August from clashes between government forces and militia groups back home. [...] What took able-bodied villagers a few hours walking, took Chipile a full day. Upon his arrival in Chiengi, he was transported by the authorities to a school which served as a reception centre, before embarking on the two hour long journey to a transit center at the district of Nchelenge. There, he and others received assistance.