Medical supplies, industrial products, different types of machinery and many foods were some of the items stolen from the terminal. Facilities, offices, structures and garages were also ruined, the official added. The dry port of Kombolcha is an important means of export and import for Ethiopia, a landlocked country, and is also a direct source of employment for thousands of citizens, and these damages were very harmful, Teklu said. An armed conflict broke out in Tigray between the federal authorities and the Front in November 2020 and later spread to those two regions. The already enormous numbers of deaths, displaced persons and material damages has grown every day ever since.

Source: Ethiopian News December 11, 2021 14:20 UTC