Severe hunger threatens 400,000 folk in Tigray

Severe hunger threatens 400,000 folk in Tigray – UN

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 04, 2021 1:10 am

TIGRAY: Over 400,000 people have 'crossed the threshold into famine' in this war-torn Ethiopian region, a senior United Nations official said on Friday (Saturday in Manila), appealing for urgent humanitarian action to help the millions affected by the brutal eight-month long conflict.

Fighting between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was reignited last month when the rebels launched a major counteroffensive that saw them retake their regional capital of Mekele.

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