Families fleeing #Moyale clashes appeal for urgent aid in Kenya, estimates suggesting up to 10,000 displaced families who fled the ongoing clashes in #Ethiopia’s #Moyale are appealing for urgent humanitarian assistance after crossing into Kenya with few belongings. In a video report by Butiye Online TV, displaced people describe their plight and call for help as they struggle to find safety, shelter, food and other basic necessities. Initial estimates by the displaced people themselves suggest that up to 10,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled across the border. The displacement follows escalating territorial and administrative dispute between Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional states, which erupted into armed clashes on 22 October, with reports of heavy gunfire and homes and businesses burned. Unconfirmed reports indicate multiple casualties from the ongoing conflict. The Kenya Red Cross Society has launched an emergency response to provide temporary shelter, food, safe water, medical assistance and other essential support to affected families. The Kenya Red Cross Society has launched an emergency response to provide temporary shelter, food, safe water, medical assistance and other essential support to affected families.

News: At least 48 civilians killed in weekend attacks in #Ethiopia’s #Oromia region, once again The attacks began on Saturday, 24 October evening, and continued into Sunday morning, 25 October, according to residents who spoke to #Addis_Standard. They said the victims included women, elderly people and at least six children under the age of 15, with many of those killed reportedly followers of the Ethiopian #Orthodox Tewahedo Church. “Armed men were going door to door shooting and stabbing civilians,” one resident said, describing how local residents who had organized nighttime neighborhood watches were overwhelmed by heavily armed attackers carrying AK-47 rifles and other weapons. addisstandard.com/?p=60591