More than 2,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya seeking refuge, Red Cross has announced. They fled after several civilians were killed in what the Ethiopian military said was a botched security operation targeting militants. "The Kenya Red Cross Society has received at least 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers in Moyale Town following their displacement from Ethiopia," the aid organisation said in a statement late Monday. The Kenyan Red Cross said refugees from Ethiopia had begun to arrive in Kenya on March 10, the majority being women and children. The mayor of the Ethiopian town of Moyale was not immediately available to give details.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2018 14:15 UTC