Thousands of children in inaccessible parts of Tigray are severely malnourished and are staring death in the face if no quick Aid is availed. Ethiopia broke out into a full-blown fight last just as people should have been harvesting, leaving families without an income for the year. Many families also had cattle stolen and have lost access to fertilizers and vaccines for their livestock.
By mid-June, more than 60 % of the population in Tigray and the neighboring zones of Amhara and Afar were grappling with high levels of acute food insecurity. Many children in northern Ethiopia are facing food shortage. The malnutrition catastrophe is expected to deteriorate further in the coming months, especially if crops cannot be planted and assistance provided to children in areas of Tigray that are currently inaccessible.