Kenya launches emergency aid efforts as hundreds flee deadly clashes in Ethiopia
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The Kenya Red Cross Society has launched an emergency relief operation in Moyale, Marsabit County, to support families fleeing deadly clashes in neighbouring Ethiopia, with the initial response targeting 1,000 households in urgent need of assistance.
In a statement on Thursday, the humanitarian organisation said the families had arrived in Kenya with few belongings and urgently needed shelter, food, safe water and healthcare as fighting continued across parts of southern Ethiopia.
Red Cross teams are working with the Marsabit County Government, national authorities and partners to establish temporary shelters and distribute essential supplies, including tents, blankets, sleeping mats, jerrycans and kitchen sets.
