The United Nations' refugee agency is using <a href="https://www.cnn.com/video/data/3.0/video/world/2015/05/22/escape-from-burundi-refugees-kigoma-kaguna-tanzania-orig.cnn/index.xml">an old ship to ferry Burundian refugees</a> from Kagunga, a tiny Tanzanian fishing village, to a camp in Kigoma, Tanzania. But there are always more travelers than places on the boat. Thousands have already fled Burundi, where there have been <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/world/gallery/burundi-unrest/index.html" target="_blank">violent protests and a failed coup attempt</a> in recent weeks.
The United Nations' refugee agency is using an old ship to ferry Burundian refugees from Kagunga, a tiny Tanzanian fishing village, to a camp in Kigoma, Tanzania. But there are always more travelers than places on the boat. Thousands have already fled Burundi, where there have been violent protests and a failed coup attempt in recent weeks.
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A child gets a red wristband to board the boat first. The most vulnerable refugees are allowed onto the boat first each day.
A child gets a red wristband to board the boat first. The most vulnerable refugees are allowed onto the boat first each day.
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Kagunga has been transformed by Burundi's political uncertainty. A makeshift immigration center checks in refugees, who then must wait days for a boat ride to Kigoma.
Kagunga has been transformed by Burundi's political uncertainty. A makeshift immigration center checks in refugees, who then must wait days for a boat ride to Kigoma.
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A mother carries her child ashore in Kigoma.
A mother carries her child ashore in Kigoma.
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A clinic has been set up at the Kigoma transit center to counter the threat of a cholera outbreak. Doctors say it's vital to get the refugees out of Kigoma and to a more established refugee camp as soon as possible.
A clinic has been set up at the Kigoma transit center to counter the threat of a cholera outbreak. Doctors say it's vital to get the refugees out of Kigoma and to a more established refugee camp as soon as possible.
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A woman named Aline packs her belongings before leaving the Kigoma Stadium transit center. She was told she would be taken to another transit center with more privacy for her and her 3-week-old twins.
A woman named Aline packs her belongings before leaving the Kigoma Stadium transit center. She was told she would be taken to another transit center with more privacy for her and her 3-week-old twins.
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The MV Liemba sits just off the shore of Kagunga ahead of its next voyage. The World War I-era gunship is now the workhorse of the U.N.'s efforts to move refugees into Tanzania.
The MV Liemba sits just off the shore of Kagunga ahead of its next voyage. The World War I-era gunship is now the workhorse of the U.N.'s efforts to move refugees into Tanzania.
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