Tigray: UN cancels aid flight amid airstrikes
27 October 2021 |
3:16 pm
The UN has suspended flights to Tigray's regional capital after a plane had to abort landing in Mekelle. The humanitarian situation in the region is dire with civilians facing famine-like conditions, the UN added.
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