Nairobi, April 23 (UNI) The number of people displaced by the armed clashes in northern Ethiopia has reached more than 50,000, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs late Monday, citing local authorities.
The displaced population includes 42,000 in Kobo, North Wello, and 8,300 in Sekota, Wag Hamra zones.
"The humanitarian situation is dire, with thousands of women and children in need of broad humanitarian support to survive," said the UN.
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