An extraordinary moment after months of brittle conflict. celebrations on the streets of tigray s capital michele after rebel fighters took over the city. they have declared victory over the government troops mekelle. but eight months of fighting has left its mark. ~ ., . months of fighting has left its mark. ., i: i: i: i: i: months of fighting has left its mark. a, ., i: i: i: i: i: , .,, mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated to mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated to have mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed - are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1.8 million people are on the brink of famine. some are suggesting that the numbers are suggesting that the numbers are even higher. 33,000 children are severely malnourished. and moreover, the food insecurity crisis will continue to worsen during the impending rainy season. this will also make impending rainy season
Hours. the un says it is shocked- hours. the un says it is shocked. . ., ., shocked. our un humanitarian operations shocked. our un humanitarian operations are shocked. our un humanitarian operations are guided - shocked. our un humanitarian operations are guided by - shocked. our un humanitarian operations are guided by the l operations are guided by the core principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence. the ethiopian state often independence. the ethiopian state often accuses - independence. the ethiopian state often accuses aid - state often accuses aid organisations of supporting its rivals in the north. the tigray s people liberation front. they regain control of the neighbouring region injune after months of bloody battles. they pushed back federal forces retain control of the region s checkpoints. which the un says amounts to a blockade of medical supplies and fuel in the war torn region. medical supplies and fuel in the war-torn region.- medical supp
One remarkable refugee is looking after thousands. now he is part doctor, part chronicler of tigray s latest agonies. thousands of people are being held in camps with no food and no water, and particularly they were being told that they are going to be punished by hunger. punished by hunger? by hunger. starved. word by word. his clinic is overwhelmed, notjust by the flood of new arrivals. a single mother here. but by their stories. so they ve killed young men. ijust heard a gun shooting. when ijust turned around, they were dead. they were on the ground. the woman, a bank worker, asks us to hide her identity, other back in ethiopia. so you think the war is just going to go on and on. it s going to go on,