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Red Cross Evacuates 161 People from Tigray, Including Airline Staff and AU Observers
BBC · 5 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC
AI SUMMARY
The International Committee of the Red Cross has evacuated 161 individuals, including airline personnel and African Union observers, from the conflict-affected Tigray region.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross relocated 161 people from the Tigray region.
- Those evacuated include federal police members, Ethiopian Airlines staff, civil aviation security personnel, African Union observers, and Ethiopian Red Cross Society members, along with their families.
- The evacuation was carried out following requests and consent from all relevant authorities as a neutral intermediary.
- The transit from Mekelle to Semera in the Afar region was conducted using Red Cross-marked buses and staff escorts.
- Tigrayan forces recently took control of three airports in the region, including Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, leading to indefinite flight suspensions by Ethiopian Airlines.
- Flights to Kombolcha resumed after a temporary suspension, while flights to Lalibela remain halted.
- Fighting continues along the border areas of the Amhara and Afar regions.
- Ethio Telecom phone and internet services remain disconnected in Tigray, straining trade and financial transactions.
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