The airstrike hit the town of Adi Daero in northwestern Tigray on Tuesday morning, also injuring 16 civilians and destroying several homes, the document by a non-governmental organization said. Humanitarian workers in the Tigray capital, Mekele, and the region’s second-largest city, Shire, 25 kilometers from Adi Daero, confirmed the deadly attack. In a statement Thursday, Tigray forces accused the air force of neighboring Eritrea of striking Adi Daero and killing "a number of civilians." Eritrean forces are fighting alongside Ethiopia’s military in Tigray. OUTBREAK OF DEADLY CHILDHOOD DISEASES RISE IN ETHIOPIA'S TIGRAY, WAR BLAMED FOR SLOWING VACCINATIONSHe said 89% of people in Tigray have limited food capacity and more than 40% are "acutely food insecure."

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2022 01:58 UTC