Drought in northern Ethiopia affects 1.8 mln people

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Drought conditions in Ethiopia's northern region of Amhara have affected more than 1.8 million people, an Ethiopian official said Friday.

Tesfaw Batabl, commissioner at the Amhara Region Disaster Prevention and Food Security Commission, said that the drought has impacted 1,846,985 people across nine zones in the region, and has caused widespread damage, leading to the starvation of both animals and humans.