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Destruction to infrastructure in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia has left people without access to clean water and increased the risk of fatal diseases.
After months of conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian federal government, an estimated 2.3 million people in the Tigray region — almost half of the population — need food, water, and healthcare facilities, according to the United Nations. Since the conflict began in November, humanitarian aid groups have been prevented from distributing resources and supplies to the region largely due to bureaucratic delays, insecurity, and the lack of safe passage. Some areas, mostly cities, have received some assistance, but rural populations are harder to reach. This, along with complications with the harvest, has left communities vulnerable to hunger. | 