NAIROBI - Shaken by the gunfire erupting around her town in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, the woman decided to get out. "I am telling you, people will slowly start to die," she said. Men who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region wait for UNHCR to distribute blankets at Hamdayet Transition Center, eastern Sudan, Nov. 21, 2020. As borders, roads and airports swiftly closed after Ethiopia's prime minister announced that Tigray forces had attacked a military base, the woman felt torn. The U.S. Embassy this week told citizens remaining in Tigray to shelter in place if they could not get out safely.

Source: Ethiopian News November 21, 2020 23:37 UTC