Over 3000 evictees remain unsheltered
Over 3000 people of the Amhara ethnic origin, who have been evicted from the Benishangul Region, have now been resettled into a land found in front of FenoteSelam City Administration of Western Gojjam Zone. The land is open air and all of the evictees are living unsheltered. According to the residents of the City, the evictees are suffering from the scorching sun in the daytime and chill in the night. The majority of the homeless are mothers and children. The evictees are reportedly baking and eating the meager flour they brought along with them from Benishangul. No official has so far spoken to the evictees.ESAT News
March 28, 2013
It is to be recalled that ESAT reported that fifty nine people had reportedly died after a lorry that was transporting 60 people of the Amhara ethnic origin and evicted from the BeniShangul Gumz Region crashed into Jedesa River in Tekesha District of Ethiopia on March 24, 2013. ESAT also reported yesterday that two children have died of asphyxiation while being transported.
ESAT News
March 28, 2013
March 28, 2013
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