3,800 Metric Tons of খাবার Blocked from Reaching Tigray, World খাবার Bank Says

The World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that at least 3,800 metric tons of food had been blocked from reaching the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the Associated Press reported.

A bridge over the Tekeze River used to help transport aid into the region was destroyed on Thursday. WFP said in a statement that no flights bringing United Nations or other aid to the region have been allowed by Ethiopia since June 22 and that another bridge was destroyed on Thursday, as well.

WFP emergency coordinator Tommy Thompson told reporters in Geneva that "more people will die" if access doesn't open. He added that an air bridge might be set up in the coming days.