Shire, Ethiopia, a historical commercial city in the northern Tigray region has been overwhelmed with displaced families since war broke out last November. For VOA, Yan Boechat takes a closer look at some of the many camps created to house the region’s roughly 2 million displaced people.
In Pictures: World Refugee Day: No Safe Haven in Tigray
- By Yan Boechat

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Tigray displacement camps are often overcrowded with new displaced families arriving regularly, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

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Children sell candies and biscuits in the displacement camp where they are living in Shire, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)

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Without running water in this camp, families need to stock water for drinking and washing, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)