More than 43,000 refugees from Ethiopia are now in Sudan
According to UNHCR More than two thirds crossed the Hamdayet border. We were there two days ago and saw soldiers along the Ethiopian side of the border.
The number of refugees arriving in Sudan has reduced significantly. Over the last two days the average number has been around 700. At the peak of the arrivals, aid agencies recorded nearly 7,000 a day. Little is known about the situation in the ground inside Tigray.
The refugees we spoke to in Hamdayet (main border crossing point) said they were worried their relatives were being stopped/dissuaded from crossing into Sudan. Some have been waiting to be reunited with family before proceeding to camps further away from the border.
The Um Raquba camp is about 70km from the border. A lot of construction work is still going on – aid agencies building make-shift facilities and refugees putting up shelters.
The government soldiers are blocking Tigrian refugees from crossing the border to Sudan. This is done intentionally to silence the international community from putting pressure on Abiy.
Let there be an independent investigation. Even the “civilian” militia who was driven there to grab land by the turncoat in Addis, deserves justice. The community was living in peace and harmony until mayhem & hatred was brought to them in the name of “law-enforcement”.
The atrocities the Ethiopian military is committing are unacceptable. They should leave Tigray alone.
Ethiopia Autonomous Media
