Starvation, death stalk overwhelming majority of Ethiopia’s Tigray population: Regional president

Ethiopia’s northern region is suffering from dire humanitarian conditions as the risk of starvation and death hovers above the population, the presidency of an interim regional administration said Friday.

The legacies of the destructive war in Tigray and drought-induced famine have created a deadly combination that exposed 91% of Tigray citizens to the risk of starvation.

At least 176 people, including 75 women, have died from hunger in Tigray earlier this month. The interim government has declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.