Over 85,400 people enter Ethiopia from conflict-hit Sudan: UN

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of people arriving in Ethiopia owing to the conflict in Sudan has surpassed 85,400, according to the UN migration agency.

As of Oct. 15, more than 85,496 returnees, refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Ethiopia through border crossing points in Metema and Kurmuk from conflict-affected Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in its latest update issued late Monday.