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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply alarmed at the deteriorating conditions faced by Eritrean refugees in the camps in Tigray. After three weeks with no access due to the security situation, UNHCR staff managed to reach Mai Aini and Adi Harush refugee camps in the Tigray region of Ethiopia earlier this week for the first time since the recent air strikes in and near the camps. Our team found refugees scared and struggling to get enough to eat, lacking medicine and with little or no access to clean water.”

Interview with a refugee

a) We have no water
b)no food, no food distribution
c) people are selling their possessions including clothes to buy whatever little food is available – ie 1/ 2 kg onions,1/2 kg tomatoes in exchange for shirts and trousers
d) people are dying
Also he is reporting theft.
The speaker says he has sold all his clothes and is not sure how he will eat in the future. The speaker reports the death of 10 people.
How did the people die?
He described the death of a neighbour who left 3 children -the woman died of hunger  worried about  what to feed her children.
Also describes death of woman during labour.
Describes a situation of no medicine
people dying of malaria  hunger etc
The speaker describes  situation  of insecurity criminality theft of mobile phones etc .
Since when no ration?
the reply not clear  but a long time.
What is the government of  Tigray saying?
they are telling us to do selfish etc -We have no medicine.
What about the camp structure ?
it seems that comp structure  not working
The drone attack
the refugee deaths by drone was Mai Aini
Women are taken from the camp by Tigrayans .
Why are they taking the women.
The speaker replied why  do you think?

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