Ethiopia’s embattled northern region of Tigray remains largely inaccessible, the International Red Cross said Wednesday. "Eighty percent of the Tigray is unreachable at this particular time," president of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Abera Tola, told a press conference. "People in Tigray need everything: food and food items, water and sanitation, medical supplies, and mobile clinics. Humanitarian workers and diplomats say ongoing insecurity has hampered aid response. The Ethiopian Red Cross now estimates that around 3.8 million of the region’s almost 6 million people need humanitarian assistance.

Source: Ethiopian News February 10, 2021 18:18 UTC