‘ Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s TigrayNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The first humanitarian workers to arrive after pleading with the Ethiopian government for access describe weakened children dying from diarrhea after drinking from rivers. Sharing the concern of many humanitarian workers about jeopardizing access, the source spoke on condition of anonymity. Humanitarian workers struggle to gauge the extent of need. Asked whether combatants use hunger as a weapon, one concern among aid workers, Shumlansky dismissed it by Ethiopian defense forces and police.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2021 08:26 UTC