UN says more than 14,500 have fled Ethiopia to Sudan
The UN refugee agency said on Friday that clashes in Ethiopia had prompted a lot more than 14,500 persons to flee into neighboring Sudan since early November, with the speed of new arrivals "overwhelming the current capacity to supply aid".Included in this are thousands of children, said Geneva-based spokesman Babar Baloch, describing them as "exhausted and scared".
Many had hardly any possessions, indicating that they had found its way to a hurry, he added. "UNHCR and its own partners are ramping up assistance, however, the numbers of new arrivals are far outpacing the capability on the floor," he told Geneva journalists, saying that lots of had resulted from the towns of Humera and close by towns of Rawyan and Dima.
"General living and operating conditions inside Tigray have become more challenging with power outages and food and fuel supplies becoming extremely scarce. Communications have already been taking off creating an information black out," he added.
To cope with the influx, Sudan has approved the establishment of a refugee camp at Um Rakuba for 20,000 people. Additionally, there are concerns about a mass displacement of a large number of Eritrean refugees at a camp in Ethiopia as fighting closes in on the facility, Baloch said.
