Shire, Ethiopia, a historical commercial city in the northern Tigray region has been overwhelmed with displaced families since war broke out last November. For VOA, Yan Boechat takes a closer look at some of the many camps created to house the region’s roughly 2 million displaced people.
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![Tigray displacement camps are often overcrowded with new displaced families arriving regularly, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/7d0202b4-5480-4223-92c1-e1b5b8c3eee9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tigray displacement camps are often overcrowded with new displaced families arriving regularly, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
![Children sell candies and biscuits in the displacement camp where they are living in Shire, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/26a91235-8012-479e-81d4-d8f83e028516_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children sell candies and biscuits in the displacement camp where they are living in Shire, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
![Without running water in this camp, families need to stock water for drinking and washing, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d3c8e4ab-086f-4d18-8c37-0c05bc205f5a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Without running water in this camp, families need to stock water for drinking and washing, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)