N isplanningforusmanyas 200,000 refugeestoarriveinthenextsixmonthsandhasbeenmobilizingsuppliestomovepeopleawayfromcrowdedtransitpointsfurtherintothecountry.
PhoneandInternetlinkshavebeencutintograysinceEthiopiangovernmenttroopslaunchedanoffensiveearlierthismonthagainstregionalauthoritiestheyaccusedofstaging a surpriseattackonfederalforces.