Article: Hutu militias flee into Zaire's hills Refugees' massive exodus surprises aid workers; How to help Aid groups accepting donations for victims of the crisis in Zaire: Africare: 440 R St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 462-3614. American Red Cross: ARC International Response fund, PO Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013, (800) 842-2200 (English), (800) 257-7575 (Spanish). Baptist World Aid: Africa Refugee Assistance, 6733 Curran St., McLean, Va. 22102-6005. CARE: Central Africa Crisis Response, 151 Ellis St., NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30303-2439, (800) 521-CARE. Catholic Relief Services: CRS Central Africa, Zaire, PO Box 17090, Baltimore, Md. 21203, (800) 235-2772. Lutheran World Relief: LWR for the Great Lakes Emergency, PO Box 92949, Rochester, N.Y. 14692. Salvation Army: 615 Slaters Lane, PO Box 269, Alexandria, Va. 22313, (703) 684-5500. United Methodist Committee on Relief: Bishop's Appeal for Africa, Advance 3101275-4, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330, New York, N.Y. 10115. U.S. Committee for UNICEF: Zaire Emergency Relief, 333 East 8th St., New York, N.Y. 10016, (212) 686-5522.

Rwandan Hutu militias left only burned-out trucks and buses, a smashed safe and a handful of relieved neighbors when they fled their headquarters to hide deep in the Zairian hills.

The deserted base near Mugunga refugee camp and the 25-mile column of Hutu civilians marching home to Rwanda on Saturday provided clear signs that the militias' 21/2-year reign of terror over more than a million Rwandan refugees had been broken.

And the twin developments delayed for at least a few days a refugee rescue mission by an international military force. The Hutu force, led by Gen. Casimir Bizimunga, fled Lac Vert, Zaire, on Friday as Zairian rebels closed in on Mugunga and the Hutu high command on the ...

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