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
![A destroyed armored vehicle lays in one of the mains streets of Hawzen, a small town in the frontline of the war in Tigray, Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)](https://gdb.voanews.com/f97a3a6a-922e-4d59-bddf-d394e4a93bdc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A destroyed armored vehicle lays in one of the mains streets of Hawzen, a small town in the frontline of the war in Tigray, Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)
![Hawzen residents say dozen of civilians are buried in this grave in the Tigray Region, in Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ad2eb40-81fe-4e2d-b810-528111bd5321_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hawzen residents say dozen of civilians are buried in this grave in the Tigray Region, in Ethiopia, on June 6, 2021. (VOA/Yan Boechat)