For the second time in a matter of days, food aid for starving Ethiopians has been stolen from the World Food Program in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said Monday. “The armed individuals then used the trucks in several locations for their own purposes.”He said 15 trucks have been returned, but three remain unaccounted for. The WFP has informed the federal government and local authorities in the town of Dessie, whom the spokesman said are assisting in the recovery the three trucks. The towns are in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, which has seen aid needs skyrocket in recent months. On December 7 and 8, the U.N. said three WFP trucks were commandeered by military personnel and used for their own purposes.

Source: Ethiopian News December 14, 2021 00:49 UTC