Security

Gunfire Heard Across Ethiopia Border as Growing Numbers Flee into Kenya

AI SUMMARY

Gunfire was heard in Kenya's border town of Moyale on Friday morning.

Gunfire was heard from the Ethiopian side of the border in Kenya's town of Moyale on Friday morning.
The United Nations reported that 36,000 people had crossed into Kenya due to fighting near Moyale.(A figure since then updated to 50,000)
The displaced civilians are mostly women and children.
The U.N. refugee agency, the International Organization for Migration, and the Kenya Red Cross are providing medical care, food, and shelter.
Ethiopian doctor Seifu Negash is volunteering with the Kenya Red Cross in a refugee camp to treat fellow refugees.
The fighting stems from a territorial dispute between the Oromia and Somali regional administrations, aggravated by the killing of a 13-year-old girl.
Local leaders in Kenya's Marsabit County appealed for support, warning that new arrivals could overwhelm communities struggling with food and water shortages.