Maebel Gebremedhin💜

News: #Drone_strikes kill civilians including #IDPs in #Tigray’s #Shiraro and #Adwa, residents say Drone strikes reportedly killed and injured civilians in separate attacks in Shiraro, North Western Zone, and Adwa, in Central Zone of the Tigray Region, on Saturday night, according to eyewitnesses and residents who spoke to #Addis_Standard. In Adwa, residents reported that several civilians were killed after drone strikes hit several locations in the city, although the exact number of casualties could not be independently verified. A drone strike hit an IDP camp in Shiraro at around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring 14 others, according to an eyewitness at the camp. The eyewitness told Addis Standard that the strike hit an area of the camp known as #Adi_Abay, where people displaced from #Western_Tigray are sheltering. “The most distressing part was that a mother was killed together with her days-old baby. It is very sad,” the eyewitness said. addisstandard.com/?p=59973

#Drought claims more than 20 people in #Kolla_Tembien signaling deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn #Tigray At least 22 people have died and more than 27,000 livestock have perished in Kolla Tembien, Central Tigray, as a severe drought grips the war-affected region, local officials told Addis Standard. The worsening toll reflects a deepening humanitarian emergency unfolding in an area still reeling from the impact of the two-year devastating war. Farmers report withered sesame fields and widespread crop failure, while health workers warn of growing cases of acute malnutrition, especially among children and the elderly. “People are already dying. We are helpless without urgent support,” said Goitom Gebrehaweria,a local administrator in Yaqer, highlighting the urgent need for food and water relief. Despite appeals from local officials and a commitment from the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA) to dispatch aid following an emergency cabinet meeting on 04 August, no assistance has reached the district. The crisis in Kolla Tembien compounded by the two-year devastating war, displacement, and political fragmentation that have left Tigray dangerously vulnerable to climate shocks. addisstandard.com/?p=51697