Over 40,000 Ethiopians have fled to Sudan: UN

Over 40,000 Ethiopians have fled to neighbouring Sudan as government forces pursue an offensive in the Tigray region, the UN’s refugee agency said Monday. UNHCR said that as of Sunday, it and the Sudanese government had registered 40,277 people fleeing into Sudan, which is struggling to cope with its own severe economic crisis. “Refugees arrive exhausted from their long trek to safety, with few belongings and need assistance,” the UNHCR said….