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  • Armed clashes in Northern Ethiopia displaces 50,000 since April 13

    Armed clashes in Northern Ethiopia displaces 50,000 since April 13

    Local authorities and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) reported that the number of people displaced by armed clashes in rural areas of northern Ethiopia has surpassed 50,000 since April 13.

    In its situation report released on Monday, UN Ocha revealed that the majority of the displaced individuals, predominantly comprising women, children, and the elderly, are currently seeking refuge in the towns of Kobo and Sekota located in the Amhara region.

    The humanitarian situation is critical, with thousands of women and children requiring extensive humanitarian assistance to ensure their survival.

    Although the government and humanitarian partners have initiated efforts to provide food and health services, the resources available remain insufficient to meet the growing needs of the displaced population.

    The armed clashes that occurred on April 13 and 14 in Alamata town, Northern Ethiopia, resulted in an unspecified number of casualties, prompting numerous civilians to flee towards neighboring Kobo and Sekota, according to a previous report by UN Ocha.

    1. 50 Ethiopians die from hunger as result of drought

      50 Ethiopians die from hunger as result of drought

      More than 50 people have died in northern Ethiopia because there wasn’t enough food and water due to a drought, according to local officials who spoke to the BBC.

      The Tigray Disaster Risk Management office said that 46 people who were forced to leave their homes due to drought have died.

      People died in a town called Yechila, according to Gebrehiwot Gebregziabher, who is in charge of the office there.

      In the nearby Amhara region of Wag Hemra, a local leader said that six people and 4,000 cows have died because there is not enough food due to a drought.

      For over five months, the US and the UN stopped giving food to Ethiopia because they heard that a lot of it was being stolen.

      This made the humanitarian crisis in the country worse. The war and bad weather events left millions of people needing help.

      Parts of northern Ethiopia don’t have enough rain, but in the southern and eastern regions, there will be lots of rain.

      The UN says that over 40 people have died because of floods and landslides in the past few weeks, with many of the deaths happening in the eastern Somali region.