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Hundreds of Ethiopians flee to Kenya amid fighting near Moyale
Hundreds of Ethiopians crossed into Kenya after fighting broke out near the border town of Moyale.
Moyale straddles the Ethiopia-Kenya border, with parts of the town on each side.
Kenyan officials said women and children made up most of those arriving, and many were staying with relatives or other residents.
Gunfire continued on Thursday, and a woman was injured by a bullet in Moyale; she was reported to be stable.
The cause of the fighting is unclear, though Kenyan police linked the crossings to tensions between leaders of Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional states.
The Kenya Red Cross is assessing people’s needs, and said no camp was ready to host those displaced.
The Red Cross said it would work on providing a camp, while the number of people affected was still being assessed.
Hundreds of Ethiopians crossed into Kenya after fighting broke out in the border town of Moyale.
The arrivals began on Wednesday and included mainly women and children, according to Kenyan officials.
Gunfire was heard on the Ethiopian side of the border on Thursday, a day after fighting began.
Kenyan police said the arrivals were fleeing tensions between leaders of Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional states.
The cause of the fighting was not immediately clear, and the Kenya Red Cross was assessing the needs of those affected.
- Who
- Hundreds of Ethiopians, mainly women and children, crossed into Kenya.
- What
- They fled after fighting in the border town of Moyale.
- When
- Crossings began on Wednesday; gunfire was reported on Thursday, October 22.
- Where
- From Moyale on the Ethiopian side of the border into Kenya, including through several entry points.
- Why
- Kenyan police linked the arrivals to tensions between leaders of Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional states. The immediate cause of the fighting was not clear.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Fighting broke out in Moyale, and Ethiopians began crossing into Kenya.
Gunfire was heard on the Ethiopian side of the border and continued afterward.
Kenyan police reported hundreds of Ethiopians had crossed through several entry points in Moyale.
- Arrivals
- Hundreds of Ethiopians
- Main groups among arrivals
- Women and children
- Crossing points
- Sessi, Kore, Biashara, Foundation and Miti
- County commissioner
- Stanley Kamande
- Red Cross official
- Ibrae John
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What people are saying
We have hundreds of people from Ethiopia, mainly children and women,
No camp is ready to host those displaced but we shall most definitely work on it,