After more than seven months of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, thousands of people are dead, and millions have fled their homes. For VOA, Yan Boechat has an inside look at the destruction in the region.
Destruction in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

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A house destroyed during one of the battles fought for the control of the town of Hawzen, Tigray, in Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)

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A woman tries to sell tomatoes and onions on an almost empty market in Hawzen, Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)

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Since the beginning of the war in November 2020, his little town in the Tigray region, in Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)

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Letay Girmay, 50, says she and other Hawzen residents buried the bodies of many civilians after battles in Hawzen, Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)