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More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC.
The Horn of Africa has had five failed rainy seasons since 2019, according to the United Nations.
The US and UN suspended aid earlier this year after allegations of theft, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
Tigray is recovering from a two-year civil war which ended a year ago, while a conflict has erupted in Amhara.
Over 4,000 cattle have died because of severe drought. END.