The United Nations refugee agency and 30 humanitarian groups have issued an urgent appeal for $156 million to help Ethiopian refugees from the Tigray Region and people in their host countries for the next six months.

So far, refugees fleeing conflict in Ethiopia’s northern province of Tigray have sought refuge in neighboring Sudan. 

However, the U.N. refugee agency says that is likely to change. The agency says refugees, who reportedly are being prevented from leaving Ethiopia, might try to flee to Djibouti and Eritrea, instead.

Imoh Edet reports.