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For Ethiopian Mothers Sheltering in Kenya, Safety Brings a Struggle to Feed Their Children
Humanitarian groups are helping as the IOM says 50,000 people have crossed into Kenya and many lack food, water and shelter.
- About 50,000 people have fled into the Kenyan side of Moyale, a border town straddling Ethiopia and Kenya, following violent clashes. Nomagugu Ncube, Kenya chief of mission for the UN's International Organization for Migration , said families face "serious shortages of food, water and adequate shelter."
- The displacement follows renewed violence between Somali and Oromo communities over land and administrative control in southern Ethiopia. On October 18, tensions escalated after a Somali flag was raised at a joint administrative office in Moyale, triggering fatal gunfire.
- Refugees like 26-year-old Shukria Dalacha and 70-year-old Kerko Mohammed described fleeing gunfire and struggling to sustain families. Aid workers are distributing blankets, sleeping mats, and mosquito nets at reception sites to assist arrivals.
- Henok Ochalla, a senior emergency coordinator with the U.N. refugee agency , reported aid workers are providing meals but warned resources are stretched thin. The agency appealed for $8.9 million to support the growing population.
- UNHCR had profiled about 14,000 people by November 6 to establish needs, while local authorities continue registering arrivals. As assessments proceed, the IOM estimate of 50,000 could rise further, underscoring ongoing demand for long-term support.
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For Ethiopian mothers sheltering in Kenya, safety brings a struggle to feed their children
MOYALE, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian mothers who fled fighting into Kenya have found safety but are struggling to feed their children, relying on communal meals and sleeping on floors as more families cross the border seeking help.
·Toronto, Canada
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The United Nations reported that some 50,000 people had crossed from Ethiopia into Kenya in the past few days, fleeing clashes between the Oromia and Somali Ethiopian forces at the border in Moyali, amid difficult humanitarian conditions for displaced persons.
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