Civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have no access to markets, banks or communications.
The UN warns millions are at risk of being displaced by the escalating conflict.
An Ethiopian military official says the air force is “pounding targets with precision” as the federal government continues its offensive against the defiant northern region of Tigray and no clear route to peace is yet seen.
The United Nations and others have warned of a brewing humanitarian disaster affecting up to 9 million people.
Communications remain almost completely cut off in Tigray, with airports and roads closed, complicating efforts to verify either side’s assertions. Each accuses the other of starting the fighting.
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