Seven million folks in northern Ethiopia want pressing assist: UN
ADDIS ABABA – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Thursday that 7 million folks within the Tigray area of northern Ethiopia wanted pressing assist.
“For more than a year, a de facto blockade has deprived 7 million people in Tigray of urgently needed healthcare and access to food. People are dying,” stated the director basic of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Twitter.
Calling on Ethiopia and Eritrea to make sure instant and secure entry, he stated: “Life is valuable – in every single place.
A report launched by the World Food Program warns that round 13 million folks in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with extreme famine because of the driest situations on document since 1981.
The battle between the Ethiopian authorities and Tigray rebels started in November 2020 after rebels attacked military positions throughout Tigray, together with the capital Mekele.
Source: Yenisafak
