Ethiopia refugees describe hardships in Sudan

The UN has estimated that up to 200,000 people could arrive in Sudanese refugee camps in the next six months because of violence across the border in Ethiopia.

50,000 people have arrived in Sudan since fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region erupted on November 4th.

Tesni Gabriel, an Ethiopian refugee in the Umm Rakouba camp, complained about lack of tents, water and shaded areas while other refugee, Daniel Aseel said food trucks are only coming twice a day.

The UN is working to open another camp soon to help lift the burden off Umm Rakouba, as well as other border sites.

Thousands have been displaced shortly after fighting erupted in Ethiopia's Tigray region, with Sudan deploying more than 6,000 troops to the border to tackle the influx of those seeking shelter.

The conflict has threatened to destabilize Ethiopia, the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa, and its neighbors, and has alarmed the international humanitarian community, as the violence has largely cut off the Tigray region of 6 million people from the world.

The UN's refugee agency said Ethiopian refugees have fled into remote areas of Sudan, first straining the generosity of local communities and then challenging the capacity of humanitarian groups that have hurried to set up a system to feed, shelter and care for the refugees.