'Fighting won't stop': Ethiopia clashes drive thousands into Kenya

Tens of thousands of people fleeing fighting in southern Ethiopia are running to Kenya with no idea when they can safely return home. Humanitarian workers say there may be as many as 50,000 people, mostly women and children, who have crossed into Kenya. Two communities in the south of the country, the Ethiopian Somalis and the Oromos, have been fighting over control of the town of Moyale since October 18. There were 11,000 people who are living in six sites and another 25,600 living within Moyale community. So we're talking about 36,600. However, since the 24th, The fighting is still ongoing on the other side, and people keep crossing. So as we speak, we no longer believe there are only 36,600 people. In fact, the authorities estimate that there could be more than 50,000 who may have been infected. Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country with around 130 million people, is grappling with multiple armed conflicts, particularly along borders between its states. We have suffered. Our houses were torched. We have no food. We fled to Kenya with lots of problems. The bullets still hit and injure people across the border on the Kenyan side. We could see lots of dead bodies along the way to Kenya. We have lots of problems. Conflict monitor ACLED has reported several deaths in the clashes although the exact toll remains difficult to establish. Those fleeing arrive in Kenya's Marsabit County where they are given food, temporary shelter and medical care. I have been here for a whole week and we have been suffering yet we cannot go back because the situation is unclear. We do not know yet how many have died. We do not know where... We do not know the whereabouts of our family members who are suffering a lot. Moyale straddles the border with Kenya but the influx is straining resources in the Kenyan county where two-thirds of residents live below the poverty line.