The United Nations refugee agency says over 180,000 people have reached land border crossings, with over 77,300 crossing into Egypt (most of them Egyptians) and a similar number in Tunisia. About 30,000 are still waiting at the Libya-Tunisia border, waiting to cross over.
Camps have been set up for refugees, but are facing overwhelming numbers. Moreover, Melissa Fleming, the UN refugee agency's spokesperson, says many people are too "terrified" to move out of Tripoli, for fear that they will be targetted by Gaddafi's forces and killed.
She also said that some Somali and Eritrean workers from Benghazi said they felt "hunted", after being mistaken for mercenaries by opposition forces.