Starvation kills scores of children in Tigray hospitals: Survey

Malnourished baby.

A malnourished baby.  FILE PHOTO |  AFP

Nearly 200 young children have died of starvation in hospitals across Ethiopia's Tigray region as malnutrition soars one year after a brutal conflict broke out, according to data collected by local doctors and researchers.

The data from 14 hospitals offers a rare look at the scale of suffering in Tigray, which is grappling with a communications blackout and what the United Nations describes as a de facto aid blockade, meaning most essential medical supplies are no longer available.