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Displaced residents return to Abergelle and Tsagbiji amid security and hunger fears
Deutsche Welle · 5 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
Displaced residents are returning to the Abergelle and Tsagbiji districts in the Amhara region following the restoration of government structures, but they face severe transport shortages, grief from casualties, and deep concerns over security and hunger.
- Over 56,000 residents from five districts were previously displaced and sheltered in Sekota due to clashes involving government forces and militants.
- Government security control has been restored in the Abergelle and Tsagbiji districts, allowing displaced persons to begin returning home.
- Returnees face exorbitant transport costs of up to 1,000 Birr for the 65-kilometer journey from Sekota to Abergelle, forcing many to walk.
- Three consecutive days of intense fighting around Sekota resulted in the deaths of over 20 young people, leaving residents in deep mourning.
- Residents fear renewed armed conflict due to the region's history as a conflict zone since 2020.
- A severe drought and lack of rainfall, compounded by the war, have raised fears of a major hunger crisis in the zone.
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