Ethiopia: aid workers report chaos as thousands flee fighting

Refugees on the move as federal troops confront TPLF in Tigray and ethnic tensions escalate

International aid workers who have left Ethiopia's Tigray region in recent days have described a chaotic and dynamic situation with large numbers on the move to avoid fighting, choking roads already full of military vehicles.

Federal troops are involved in a massive offensive aimed at removing the Tigray People's Liberation Front from power in the northern region, and intensifying rhetoric from both sides has reinforced fears of a long and bloody conflict.