00:00Eritrea has asked the United Nations to take deterrent measures after what he described
00:04as Ethiopia's declaration of war in the conflict over the Tigray region.
00:09Its request came a day after Addis Ababa accused Asmara of launching an all-out invasion, saying
00:14Eritrean troops had advanced up to 60 kilometers into the area.
00:21Right now, we're facing a severe crisis.
00:25Children and the elderly are suffering from hunger.
00:30Furthermore, sick people are dying due to a lack of medical treatment.
00:37We urge the concerned authorities to help us immediately.
00:46Meanwhile, residents of Adigrat, Tigray's second-largest city, were seen welcoming Ethiopian National
00:53Defence Force troops into the town on Saturday.
00:58Everything is running out.
01:01Banks are closed and the public is running out of food supplies.
01:07People are also dying without medical care.
01:09If peace prevails, it would bring us great hope.
01:18As a pensioner, I'm facing severe difficulties and I'm in a terrible situation.
01:24So I want the banks to open and provide me with a solution.
01:30Asmara is denied an incursion by its troops, saying the claim was part of Addis Ababa's plan
01:35to justify its war of aggression.
01:37The neighbors have accused each other of starting a war over Tigray, where Ethiopia says Eritrea
01:43is backing rebels.
01:46The 10-year-old an incursion by the