UN officials say 60,000 Tigrayans displaced from Western Tigray by Amhara have arrived at Shire in Central Tigray - Sky
Posted: 21 Mar 2021, 08:33
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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: A human tide of refugees - with little to keep them alive
UN officials say between 50,000-60,000 arrivals have turned up at one refuge in the past few weeks alone.
John Sparks - Africa correspondent
he Tsehaye Elementary School in Shire, Ethiopia, offers some sort of sanctuary, a place of refuge for people on the run.
But there is not much here to keep them alive.
A human tide of 300,000 Tigrayans are now camping in this beleaguered city at six schools, a local college and any number of half constructed buildings which dot the city.
A senior UN official told Sky News that 50,000-60,000 arrivals have turned up in the past few weeks alone.
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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: A human tide of refugees - with little to keep them alive
UN officials say between 50,000-60,000 arrivals have turned up at one refuge in the past few weeks alone.
John Sparks - Africa correspondent
he Tsehaye Elementary School in Shire, Ethiopia, offers some sort of sanctuary, a place of refuge for people on the run.
But there is not much here to keep them alive.
A human tide of 300,000 Tigrayans are now camping in this beleaguered city at six schools, a local college and any number of half constructed buildings which dot the city.
A senior UN official told Sky News that 50,000-60,000 arrivals have turned up in the past few weeks alone.
Continue reading
